Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea, is a Lumbar Drain Indicated?

Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea

INTRODUCTION Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leakage is usually caused by developmental abnormalities and is rare, accounting for approximately 5% of the cases of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage. To the best of our knowledge, clival dysplasia-caused CSF rhinorrhea has never been reported in the neurosurgical field. CONCLUSION Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea is often treated by su...

Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea: a clinical and anatomical study.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Spontaneous nasal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistula represents a rare clinical entity. The possible etiology and the localization of the rhinorrhea remain an ongoing clinical challenge. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the localization of spontaneous CSF fistula and to correlate it with anatomical studies. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective clinical study, prospective a...

Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea: A case report and analysis: Erratum

[1] In the article, “Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea: A case report and analysis” , which appears in Volume 97, Issue 5 of Medicine, the hospital name for the affiliations appears incorrectly and the affiliations should appear as: First Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics, China-Japan United Hospital of Jilin Universit...

A Prospective Study To Evaluate The Role Of Perioperatve Cerebrospinal Fluid Diversion By Lumbar Drain In Transnasal Transsphenoidal Tumor Surgeries

Background &Aim: The endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach has been widely employed as a treatment for pituitary adenomas and other parasellar tumors. However, the major concerns related to endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery include the risks of CSF leak post-operatively leading to morbidity and at times mortality due to severe meningitis. Several studies in the past have foun...

Endoscopic repair of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea