Cerebrospinal fluid leaks following intradural spinal surgery—Risk factors and clinical management

BackgroundCerebrospinal fluid leakage (CSFL) following spinal durotomy can lead to severe sequelae. However, while several studies have investigated accidental spinal durotomies, the risk factors and influence of clinical management in planned durotomies remain unclear.MethodsWe performed a retrospe...

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Main Authors: Moritz Lenschow, Moritz Perrech, Sergej Telentschak, Niklas von Spreckelsen, Julia Pieczewski, Roland Goldbrunner, Volker Neuschmelting
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.959533/full