A Case of Transnasal Endoscopic Repair of Iatrogenic Bilateral Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Rhinorrhea

Endoscopic repair of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea

Endoscopic Transnasal Repair of Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea - Analysis of 400 Cases

Objective: To describe our experience and outcome of transnasal endoscopic CSF leak repair in 400 patients. Materials and methods: It was a retrospective study of 400 cases operated over a period of 19 years. Results: 400 patients were reviewed. Of this, 62 % had spontaneous leaks and the rest of patients were found to have leak secondary to trauma. 6 cases were congenital. Age of the patients ...

Endoscopic Repair of CSF Rhinorrhea: An Institutional Experience

Introduction: Endoscopic repair is considered the treatment of choice in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea. The aim of our study was to analyze the etiopathogenesis of CSF rhinorrhea, the outcome of treatment and the causes of failure in a developing-country setting.   Materials and Methods: A retrospective review of patients treated with endoscopic repair for CSF rhinorrhea at a tertiary ca...

Endoscopic transnasal cerebrospinal fluid leak repair: a 10 year experience.

BACKGROUND Endoscopic techniques have gained popularity for the repair of anterior skull base defects. OBJECTIVE To describe the 10 year experience with endoscopic surgical repair of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea in a tertiary medical center. METHODS The files of all patients who underwent endoscopic transnasal CSF leak repair in our institution between 1996 and 2006 were reviewed. ...

Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea associated with empty sella: a transnasal-transsphenoidal repair of the fistula.

Spontaneous cerebrospinal rhinorrhea is a rare clinical condition. More commonly it develops due to cerebral tumors or hydrocephalus; it is seldom seen in association with empty sella syndrome. A sixty-three-year-old woman who presented with left nasal discharge was hospitalized on the suspicion of CSF rhinorrhea. Analysis of the nasal fluid revealed a clear color, a positive Pandy's test, and ...