Purely Endoscopic Repair of Traumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea From the Anterior Skull Base -Case Report-

Endoscopic management of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea from anterior skull base defects

  Abstract   Background: Over the past 20 years, the minimally invasive endoscopic approach   has gained widespread acceptance. The study was performed to evaluate the   diagnostic method and the success rate of endoscopically diagnosed and treated CSF   rhinorrhea, and also investigations such as leakage site and etiologic factor.   Methods: This retrospective CSF leakage management review of ...

endoscopic management of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea from anterior skull base defects

abstract   background: over the past 20 years, the minimally invasive endoscopic approach has gained widespread acceptance. the study was performed to evaluate the diagnostic method and the success rate of endoscopically diagnosed and treated csf rhinorrhea, and also investigations such as leakage site and etiologic factor.   methods: this retrospective csf leakage management review of patients...

Endoscopic repair of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea

Extracranial repair of pediatric traumatic cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea.

OBJECTIVE To examine the methods of extracranial repair of traumatic defects in the cribriform plate and ethmoid roof resulting in persistent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea in pediatric patients. DESIGN Retrospective case series. SETTING A single-institution, tertiary care, pediatric hospital. PATIENTS Four children, ranging in age from 3 1/2 to 9 years, who sustained fractures in t...

Successful repair of intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid leaks improves outcomes in endoscopic skull base surgery.

BACKGROUND The impact of failed cerebrospinal fluid leak (CSF) leak repair in endoscopic skull base surgery has not been adequately studied. METHODS In this investigation we reviewed patients who had undergone endoscopic skull base surgery between 2002 and 2014 at 7 international centers. Demographic variables, comorbidities, tumor characteristics, and repair techniques were evaluated to dete...