[Diagnosis and therapy experience of cerebrospinal rhinorrhea in 15 cases].

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

To research the diagnosis and treatment of cerebrospinal rhinorrhea.

METHOD:

Fifteen cerebrospinal rhinorrhea cases were retrospectively analyzed.

RESULT:

All 15 cases were cured in follow-up from 3 months to 5 years. Different therapeutic approaches were adopted in these cases: conservative therapeutic (4 cases), external nose approach (7 cases), and endoscopic approach (4 cases).

CONCLUSION:

There are several advantages in adopting endoscopic method such as operating simply, small wound, fixing cerebrospinal rhinorrhea position accurately, and fast post-operation recovering. In some cases adopting external nose approach meanwhile can make up the shortcoming of endoscope and improving operation success probability.

• Authors: Weihua Lou, Huiru Sun, Yuying Wu, Honghai Zhu, Yang Yang
• Journal: Lin chuang er bi yan hou ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology (Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Ke Za Zhi) Vol. 19 Issue 17 Pg. 774-6 (Sep 2005) China
• PMID: 16334249 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea (diagnosis, surgery)
• Child
• Endoscopy (methods)
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Retrospective Studies