Table 4 Representative Literatures review of skull base repair
Authors and Year | Repair technique | Postoperative CSF leak rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | ||
Garcia-Navarro et al. (2013) [6] | Gasket seal closure ± LD, ± PNSF | 4.3% (2/46) | Data NA | 4.3% (2/46) |
Takayuki Ishikawa et al. (2018) [9] | Continuous dural suturing + fat graft + lactate plate ± PNSF | 3.9% (3/76) | 2.9%(1/34) | 4.7% (2/42) |
Andrew Conger et al. (2018) [19] | Fat + Collagen sponge + bone/ synthetic buttress + PNSF /sphenoid sinus mucosa | 3.9% (7/181) | 3.1%(3/98) | 4.8% (4/83) |
Biao Jin et al. (2020) [18] | ADM + ISBF ± fascia lata + PNSFs | 2.1% (1/47) | Data NA | 2.1% (1/47) |
Present study | ADM + fat + partial dural sturing + BFFE | 2.7% (3/110) | 2.9% (2/69) | 2.4% (1/41) |