Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea is rarely reported as the first presenting feature of giant invasive macroprolactinomas. Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea is usually reported as a complication of trauma, neurosurgical, and skull-based procedures (such as pituitary surgery or radiations), and less frequently after medical treatment with dopamine agonists (DAs) for macroprolactinomas. This phen...

AIM To share the results of conventional surgery in rhinorrhea and the contribution of computerized tomography (CT) cisternography to determination of the site of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twelve cases treated for spontaneous rhinorrhea were included in this study. All the cases underwent cranial CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). CT cisternography was perform...

CSF fistula/CSF leak is a pathological disorder that spans all ages. the primary clinical characteristic of this disorder is abnormal leakage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), from CSF containing compartments of the central nervous system (CNS) to the around space due to abnormal defect of the Dura matter and the skull [1], which typically appears as a clear watery leakage from nose (rhinorrhea) or...

This study assesses the efficacy of preoperative lumbar drain (LD) placement prior to elective open cranial and endoscopic anterior skull base (ASB) surgery in reducing postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. A retrospective review of 93 patients who underwent LD placement at our institution between 2006 and 2011 was performed. Of these patients, 43 underwent elective LD placement prior t...

1. Acute Rhinosinusitis: Adapted Egyptian Clinical Practice Guidelines Ahmed Ragab, Reda Kamel, Ashraf Khaled, Baliegh Hamdy, Elfarouk, Mohamed Elsharnouby, Hossam Elsherif 2. Chronic Magdy Eisa, Osama Tomoum 3. Allergic Rhinitis: Gamea, Ayman Medani, Zeyad Mandour 4. Epistaxis: Ibrahim Rezk Mohammed, Diaa Elhennawi, Rifaat 5. Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea (CSF): Ismail Elnashar, Mostafa A. El...

Objective and importance: Cerebral supra or infratentorial tumors associated with chronic intracranial hypertension and hydrocephalus may rarely generate spontaneous, non-traumatic rhinorrhea. We report one case of this rare condition with a giant atypical left posterior fossa meningioma and right nostril rhinorrhea. Clinical presentation: A 55-years-old woman was admitted for a 16-year history...