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patients whose CSF leaks were associated with anterior skull base resections demonstrated similar results. More level 1 and 2 studies are needed to further investigate the efficacy of LDs, particularly in the setting of patients at high risk for CSF leak recurrence. Author Contributions Omar H. Ahmed , study design, data acquisition, statistical analy- sis, interpretation of data, drafting of article, revision and final approval of article, accountability for all aspects of work; Sonya Marcus , study design, data acquisition, statistical analysis, inter- pretation of data, drafting of article, revision and final approval of article, accountability for all aspects of work; Jenna R. Tauber , data acquisition, data analysis, drafting of article, revision and final approval of article, accountability for all aspects of work; Binhuan Wang , data analysis, drafting of article, revision and final approval of article, accountability for all aspects of work; Yixin Fang , data analysis, drafting of article, revision and final approval of article, accountability for all aspects of work; Richard A. Lebowitz , study design, data analysis, drafting of article, revision and final approval of article, accountability for all aspects of work 1. Eljamel MS, Foy PM. Acute traumatic CSF fistulae: the risk of intracranial infection. Br J Neurosurg . 1990;4:381-385. 2. Hegazy HM, Carrau RL, Snyderman CH, Kassam A, Zweig J. Transnasal endoscopic repair of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea: a meta-analysis. Laryngoscope . 2000;110:1166-1172. 3. White DR, Dubin MG, Senior BA. Endoscopic repair of cere- brospinal fluid leaks after neurosurgical procedures. Am J Otolaryngol . 2003;24:213-216. 4. Psaltis AJ, Schlosser RJ, Banks CA, Yawn J, Soler ZM. A sys- tematic review of the endoscopic repair of cerebrospinal fluid leaks. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg . 2012;147:196-203. 5. Zweig JL, Carrau RL, Celin SE, et al. Endoscopic repair of cerebrospinal fluid leaks to the sinonasal tract: predictors of success. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg . 2000;123:195-201. 6. Senior BA, Jafri K, Benninger M. Safety and efficacy of endo- scopic repair of CSF leaks and encephaloceles: a survey of the members of the American Rhinologic Society. Am J Rhinol . 2001;15:21-25. 7. Ransom ER, Palmer JN, Kennedy DW, Chiu AG. Assessing risk/benefit of lumbar drain use for endoscopic skull-base sur- gery. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol . 2011;1:173-177. 8. Patel MR, Stadler ME, Snyderman CH, et al. How to choose? Endoscopic skull base reconstructive options and limitations. Skull Base . 2010;20:397-404. 9. Eloy JA, Kuperan AB, Choudhry OJ, Harirchian S, Liu JK. Efficacy of the pedicled nasoseptal flap without cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion for repair of skull base defects: incidence of postoperative CSF leaks. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol . 2012;2: 397-401. Disclosures Competing interests: None. Sponsorships: None. Funding source: None. References

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