Management of intra-operative cerebrospinal fluid leak in transnasal transsphenoidal pituitary microsurgery: use of post-operative lumbar drain and sellar reconstruction without fat packing

摘要

Background. This study aims at describing primary reconstruction of sella turcica using lyophilized dura graft and fibrin glue without fat packing of the sphenoid sinus, together with postoperative lumbar drain in the management of intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak.