State of the art of endoscopic frontal sinus cerebrospinal fluid leak repair

The endoscopic-assisted trephination approach for repair of frontal sinus cerebrospinal fluid leaks.

INTRODUCTION Endoscopic techniques have been used extensively for the treatment of sinonasal skull base defects and resulting cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks. Endoscopic surgery allows for improved visualization, high success rates, reduced morbidity, and shorter hospital stays. Most ethmoid and sphenoid skull base defects can be repaired endoscopically, but endoscopic repair of frontal sinus d...

Endoscopic Repair of Frontal Sinus Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks after Firearm Injuries: Report of Two Cases

OBJECTIVE To describe endoscopic management of frontal sinus cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective. METHODS We reviewed all frontal sinus CSF leaks treated using an endoscopic approach at our institutions from 1998 to 2003. CSF leaks originated immediately adjacent to or within the frontal recess or frontal sinus proper for inclusion in the study. Data collected includ...

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. ...

Endoscopic repair of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea.

GOAL The purpose of this review was to look at the success rate of transnasal endoscopic repair of CSF rhinorrhoea and the impact of patient factors, repair techniques and adjuvant treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS A literature search was performed on PubMed, Medline and Cochrane Central databases, independently by two of the authors, of all studies reporting the outcomes of CSF rhinorrhoea rep...

Endoscopic repair of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea