Middle Cranial Fossa Encephalocele and Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage: Etiology, Approach, Outcomes
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Repair of Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea from Defect of Middle Cranial Fossa
Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) otorrhea is defined as CSF otorrhea where there are no identifiable causes including previous trauma, surgery, infection, neoplasm or congenital anomaly. The condition is rare. The origin of CSF leak is commonly a defect in the tegmen of the middle cranial fossa. The pathophysiology of spontaneous CSF otorrhea is unclear. Two theories of the etiology of bon...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2193-6331,2193-634X
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1688793