Endoscopic Repair of Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea with a Nasoseptal Flap.
- Author:
Sang Kuk LEE
1
;
Jae Hyun JUNG
;
Seung Jae LEE
;
Jae Yong LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Cerebrospinal fluid; Rhinorrhea; Spontaneous; Septal; Flap
- MeSH: Cerebrospinal Fluid; Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea*; Classification; Craniocerebral Trauma; Meningitis, Bacterial; Neurosurgery; Rare Diseases; Sphenoid Sinus
- From:Journal of Rhinology 2017;24(1):37-41
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea is classified into traumatic and non-traumatic types. Traumatic CSF rhinorrhea comprises the majority of cases, and major causes include head trauma, rhinologic procedures, and neurosurgery. Non-traumatic (spontaneous) CSF rhinorrhea with normal cerebrospinal pressure is a rare condition, occurring in only 4% of cases. We recently experienced a case of spontaneous CSF rhinorrhea complicated with bacterial meningitis. The defect site was identified in the left sphenoid sinus and was successfully repaired with a nasoseptal flap under an endoscopic approach. We present the etiology, classification, and treatment of this rare disease entity with a review of the literature.
