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Frontal Sinus Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks

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Identification of a CSF leak etiology; either accidental trauma, surgical trauma, tumors, congenital, or spontaneous; is essential for successful repair.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. James J. Hicks Professor of Otolaryngology, Residency Program Director, University of Alabama, Alabama, AL, 35294, USA

    Bradford A. Woodworth MD (Associate Scientist)

  2. Gregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Research Center, University of Alabama, Alabama, AL, 35294, USA

    Bradford A. Woodworth MD (Associate Scientist)

  3. Department of Otolaryngology, Medical University of South Carolina, 135 Rutledge Ave., Suite 1130, 250550, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA

    Rodney J. Schlosser MD

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA

    Stilianos E. Kountakis

  2. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

    Brent A. Senior

  3. Fulda, Hessen, Germany

    Wolfgang Draf

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Woodworth, B.A., Schlosser, R.J. (2016). Frontal Sinus Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks. In: Kountakis, S., Senior, B., Draf, W. (eds) The Frontal Sinus. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48523-1_34

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