10.3205/05ESBS15
Michel, Olaf
Olaf
Michel
Bachmann-Harildstad, Gregor
Gregor
Bachmann-Harildstad
Beta-trace protein (prostaglandin D synthase) – a immunological marker as advanced diagnostic for CSF-leaks
German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
2009
ConferencePaper
610 Medical sciences; Medicine
European Skull Base Society|Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Schädelbasischirurgie
2009-01-27
2009
en
urn:nbn:de:0183-05esbs159
05esbs15
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ESBS 2005: Skull Base Surgery: An Interdisciplinary Challenge; 7th Congress of the European Skull Base Society held in association with the 13th Congress of the German Society of Skull Base Surgery
Introduction Patients with a CSF leak are at risk: in 40% of patients with a known CSF fistula, Streptococcus pneumoniae or Haemophilus influenzae meningitis occurred. The cumulative risk to develop meningitis exceeded 85% after 10 years in 160 patients with traumatic CSF leaks. The mortality[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
ESBS 2005: Skull Base Surgery: An Interdisciplinary Challenge; 7th Congress of the European Skull Base Society held in association with the 13th Congress of the German Society of Skull Base Surgery