Endoscopic transpterygoidal repair of a large cranial defect with cerebrospinal fluid leak in a patient with extensive osteoradionecrosis of the skull base: case report and technical note

• Main Authors: Brand, Y., Lim, E., Waran, V., Prepageran, Narayanan
• Format: Article
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2015
• Subjects: R Medicine; RF Otorhinolaryngology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/16450/; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215115002601
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Background: Endoscopic endonasal techniques have recently become the method of choice in dealing with cerebrospinal fluid leak involving the anterior cranial fossa. However, most surgeons prefer an intracranial approach when leaks involve the middle cranial fossa. This case report illustrates the po...