Osteoma involving the olfactory groove: evaluation of the risk of a CSF leak during endoscopic surgery.
Tomasz GotlibMagdalena KuźmińskaPaulina KołodziejczykKazimierz NiemczykPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2020)
Involvement of the OG does not significantly increase the risk of intraoperative CSF leak. However, this risk may be increased in patients with the spongious part of the tumor attached to the OG.