Surgical Neurology
Volume 72, Issue 4 , Pages 341-345 , October 2009

The use of topical intranasal fluorescein in endoscopic endonasal repair of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea

Received 4 September 2008 ,Accepted 7 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2009.03.034

Surgical Neurology
Volume 72, Issue 4 , Pages 341-345 , October 2009

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