Jatrogenne płynotoki w przebiegu operacji osteoplastycznych zatoki czołowej
Journal Title: Otolaryngologia Polska - Year 2009, Vol 63, Issue 3
Abstract
The aim of the study: to evaluate CSF leak as a complication of osteoplastic flap surgery of the frontal sinus. Material and methods: Medical recordings of the patients that underwent osteoplastic flap surgery of the frontal sinus were analyzed. Results: among 62 patients operated between 2000 and 2007 there were 4 cases of intraoperative CSF leak (6,5% of cases). In all complicated cases indication for surgery was benign large tumor of the frontal sinus, among them there were two cases of osteoma, one cholesterol granuloma and ossifying fi broma. All CSF leaks were successfully closed with multilayer underlay or overlay graft. The technical aspects of the osteoplastic flap surgery of the frontal sinus are discussed.
Authors and Affiliations
Tomasz Gotlib, Antoni Krzeski, Jarosław Balcerzak, Kazimierz Niemczyk
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