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01-09-2017 | Clinical Report

Spontaneous Recurrent CSF Rhinorrhoea: A Rare Case and Review of Literature

Authors: Nishit Shah, C.E. Deopujari, Sunita Chhapola Shukla

Published in: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery | Issue 3/2017

Abstract

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhoea is the leakage of CSF through the communication between the subarachnoid space and the nasal cavity. Surgical repair is indicated in all cases of spontaneous leaks, recurrent leaks, leaks that do not stop after conservative management and cases with history of meningitis. We present a rare case of spontaneous (delayed onset post traumatic) CSF rhinorrhoea with multiple defect sites, which was treated with an endonasal endoscopic repair. The patient was asymptomatic for 9 years after surgery, and then presented with a spontaneous left frontal recess CSF leak, which was closed using endonasal approach.

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Title: Spontaneous Recurrent CSF Rhinorrhoea: A Rare Case and Review of Literature
Authors: Nishit Shah
C.E. Deopujari
Sunita Chhapola Shukla
Publication date: 01-09-2017
Publisher: Springer India
Published in: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery / Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 2231-3796
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7707
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-016-1024-y

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