Table 5.
Proportion of Respondents Utilizing Various Materials in ESBS Reconstruction.
| Material Utilized | Purely Intrasellar | Transtuberculum/Transplanum | Transcribriform | Transclival | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No CSF n = 54 | +CSF Leak n = 54 | Extradural n = 39 | Intradural n = 40 | Extradural n = 36 | Intradural n = 39 | Extradural n = 37 | Intradural n = 37 | |
| No material/packing | 33.3% | 0% | 10.3% | 0% | 13.9% | 0% | 56.8% | 0% |
| Alloplastic dural substitute | 18.5% | 44.4% | 35.9% | 62.5% | 33.3% | 56.4% | 32.4% | 56.8% |
| Fascia lata | 3.7% | 5.6% | 10.3% | 20% | 5.6% | 23.1% | 5.4% | 13.5% |
| Fat | 5.6% | 48.1% | 17.9% | 37.5% | 16.7% | 35.6% | 27% | 51.4% |
| Bone | 5.6% | 18.5% | 12.8% | 17.9% | 19.4% | 20.5% | 5.4% | 10.8% |
| Cartilage | 3.7% | 13% | 2.6% | 10.3% | 8.3% | 10.3% | 2.7% | 5.4% |
| Medpor® button | 7.4% | 14.8% | 2.6% | 10.3% | 2.8% | 12.8% | 0% | 8.1% |
| Tissue glue | 22.2% | 53.7% | 43.6% | 59% | 41.7% | 56.4% | 32.4% | 56.8% |
| Absorbable packing | 51.9% | 59.3% | 66.7% | 74.3% | 58.3% | 71.8% | 56.8% | 70.3% |
| Merocel® pack with glove | 3.7% | 16.7% | 15.4% | 20% | 13.9% | 23.1% | 8.1% | 16.2% |
| Merocel® pack without glove | 3.7% | 7.4% | 15.4% | 17.5% | 16.7% | 23.1% | 18.9% | 18.9% |
| Balloon pack | 0% | 9.3% | 12.8% | 17.5% | 2.8% | 12.8% | 5.4% | 13.5% |
| Iodoform strip gauze | 0% | 1.9% | 0% | 7.5% | 0% | 5.1% | 0% | 2.7% |
CSF = cerebrospinal fluid; ESBS = endoscopic skull base surgery.