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An unexpected etiology of cerebrospinal fluid leak post-transsphenoidal surgery

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  1. Neurosurgery department, Pasteur 2 Hospital, University Hospital of Nice, 30 Avenue de La Voie Romaine, 06000, Nice, France

    Jean Guyot & Fabien Almairac

  2. Neurosurgery department, Sainte-Anne Military Teaching Hospital, Toulon, France

    Nathan Beucler

  3. UR2CA PIN, Université Côte d’Azur, Nice, France

    Fabien Almairac

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Supplementary file1 In this video taken at the time of revision surgery, the closure mounting done during the first operation is not displaced, correctly preventing CSF leakage at the level of the sella turcica. However, a spontaneous outflow of CSF is clearly visible, originating from the sphenoidal part of the clivus, located beneath the sella turcica (MP4 77182 KB)

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Guyot, J., Beucler, N. & Almairac, F. An unexpected etiology of cerebrospinal fluid leak post-transsphenoidal surgery. Acta Neurol Belg (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-024-02545-6

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