Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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Reconstruction following endoscopic skull base surgery requires a high degree of success to avoid the morbidity of postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. The impact on outcomes of CSF visualization with intrathecal fluorescein, however, is unknown. ⋯ The lack of intraoperative fluorescein leakage correlates strongly with a low risk for postoperative CSF leak. This can be used to stratify the extent of skull base reconstruction required during endoscopic skull base surgeries.
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Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · Aug 2007
ReviewUtilization of free tissue transfer in head and neck surgery.
Free tissue transfer is frequently incorporated into the reconstructive algorithm for a multitude of defects in the head and neck. With the increasing usage of free tissue transfer we undertook to review the most current advances in the field. ⋯ Free tissue transfer continues to be the reconstructive modality of choice for head and neck defects.