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We compared acellular dermal graft and banked homologous fascia lata graft (alternative grafts) with autologous fascia lata graft for high-flow CSF leak repair. We retrospectively enrolled 193 subjects who underwent endoscopic skull base reconstruction with multilayer fascial grafts and nasoseptal flap for high-flow CSF leaks from November 2014 to February 2020 at a single institution. Acellular dermal matrix (ADM), banked homologous fascia lata, and autologous fascia lata were used in 48 (24.9%), 102 (52.8%), and 43 (22.3%) patients, respectively. Postoperative CSF leaks occurred in 23 (11.9%) patients and meningitis in 8 (4.1%). There was no significant difference in postoperative CSF leak (p = 0.36) and meningitis (p = 0.17) across the graft groups. Additionally, we could not find out contributing risk factors for postoperative CSF leak and meningitis. 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