Middle Turbinate Friendly Technique for Cribriform Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Repair.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
; 161(3): 522-528, 2019 09.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To compare surgical outcomes between 2 techniques for cribriform cerebrospinal fluid leak (CSF) repair with middle turbinate preservation (MTP) vs middle turbinate resection (MTR). A secondary outcome is to examine the effectiveness of collagen dura matrix (CDM) as a grafting material for repair of isolated cribriform skull base defects. STUDYDESIGN:
A retrospective chart review was performed of consecutive patients who underwent cribriform CSF repair at Emory University over the past 15 years.SETTING:
Tertiary care rhinology practice.SUBJECTS:
Adult patients with cribriform defects limited to the cribriform plate that did not extend lateral to the middle turbinate (MT) and were reconstructed with a free graft (mucosal or synthetic).METHODS:
Patients were stratified into 2 primary groups by surgical technique MTP vs MTR. A subset of patients underwent repair with CDM alone and was analyzed separately for CSF repair failure rate.RESULTS:
Of 68 patients identified with cribriform defects, 42 underwent repair with MTP and 26 underwent repair with MTR. Average follow-up time was 495 days. Patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension were also equally distributed (P = .20). Primary CSF leak repair success was 95.6%, with 100% of leaks ultimately repaired. A subset of 39 patients underwent repair with CDM alone, with a primary repair success rate of 94.9%.CONCLUSIONS:
We present an effective method for repair of cribriform CSF leaks while preserving the MT. CDM can be successfully used as a free graft alone for repair of isolated cribriform CSF leaks.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Cornetes Nasales
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Pérdida de Líquido Cefalorraquídeo
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Asunto de la revista:
OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos