Occurrence of occult CSF leaks during standard FESS procedures.

CONCLUSION: Occult and clinically irrelevant CSF leaks do occur in a significant proportion of patients during and shortly after FESS. Intra- and postoperatively, routine beta2-transferrin assays show low sensitivity. They should not be used in these settings. The clinical course of patients with occult CSF leaks indicated possibility of an uneventful follow-up.
PMID: 29550855 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Rhinology - March 21, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Rhinology Source Type: research