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ArticleSurgical neurology international2021

"NIMS" nasal mucoperiosteal flap for sublabial trans-sphenoidal surgical defect repair: A new technique under microscope.

Rajesh Alugolu, Vasundhara Rangan, Raghu Ram, M Vijaya Saradhi

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Rajesh AlugoluDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Vasundhara RanganDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Raghu RamDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
M Vijaya SaradhiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

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backgroundCSF rhinorrhea is a known complication that may occur after cranial base surgery, especially the trans-sphenoidal approaches to sellar tumors. It may occur following both microscopic and endoscopic procedures. Over a period, the balance has tilted toward endoscopy due to development of pedicled Hadad flap. Microscopic trans-sphenoidal surgery (TSS) continues to be performed in our institute as well as many other centers across the world due to familiarity of technique and unavailability of endoscopic equipment. Despite the fairly widespread use of this surgery, literature is devoid of any description of a local mucosal flap for repair of the surgical defect in microscopic TSS.

methodsWe herein described the procedure and our experience of harvesting such flap in 42 patients operated for pituitary adenomas in our department between September 2016 and February 2020, through microscopic sublabial TSS.

resultsAll 42 of the patients included in this study underwent excision of pituitary tumors (macroadenomas). Thirty-nine (

conclusionThis study attempts to highlight to ardent/obligate microscopic surgeons that a local vascularized flap can be harvested for repair of skull base defect and prevent postoperative CSF leak in microscopic sublabial TSS.

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EndoscopicMicroscopicRhinorrheaTrans-sphenoidal defect

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PMCPMC8571197

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