[The clinical analysis of endoscopic repair of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea].

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

To evaluate the points for attention, repair material and the treatment of complications in repairing cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea.

METHOD:

Fifteen cases of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea were repaired. One case was pituitary tumor involving radiotherapy, two cases were spontaneous, six were traumatic, six were traumatic,six were iatrogenic.

RESULT:

All cases were successfully repaired by endoscopy. The successful rate were 85.6%. Some cases were relapsed in different positions and some cases needed to be repaired more than two times even five times.

CONCLUSION:

Endoscopic repair of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea is a very good method with the virtue of convenient, high successful rate, less complication and repeatability. The method is worth spreading.

• Authors: Zhen Liu, Xiangmin Zhang, Liping Chai, Weiping Wen, Weihong Zhang, Lijing Hu
• Journal: Lin chuang er bi yan hou ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology (Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Ke Za Zhi) Vol. 18 Issue 11 Pg. 668-9 (Nov 2004) China
• PMID: 15715412 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea (surgery)
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Endoscopy (methods)
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Treatment Outcome