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Free Middle Turbinate Flap for Repair of Low Flow Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak

China100 participantsStarted 2021-04

Plain-language summary

Limited literature has been reported the use of free middle turbinate flap during an endoscopic approach to treat cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak, and the results were inconclusive. The overall purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of free middle turbinate flap in reparing CSF leak during an endoscopic approach.

Who can participate

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing repairing of CSF leak under transsphenoidal approach * Dural defect smaller than 1cm * No extensive arachnoid dissection * No dissection into a ventricle or cistern Exclusion Criteria: * High flow CSF leak

What they're measuring

Number of Participants With Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Leak

Timeframe: 1month

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04784169

SponsorUnion Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-12

Contact for this trial

Qiangping Wang, MD

+8613476850638 kouxiangtang7595@163.com

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