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Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea: A Case Report
Hemanth Krishna Boppana1, Tonya Welch2, Chrystal Calderon3
1Internal Medicine, Port of Spain General Hospital, Port of Spain, TTO.
Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea, a rare condition involving CSF loss via the nose, often requires surgical repair after conservative treatments fail. This case highlights endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for a 52-year-old female patient.
Area of Science:
- Neurosurgery
- Otolaryngology
- Neurology
Background:
- Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea is the leakage of CSF from the nasal cavity.
- Causes are spontaneous (e.g., congenital defects, <4% of cases) or non-spontaneous.
- Spontaneous CSF rhinorrhea is rare and often necessitates surgical intervention.
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