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Extracranial repair of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea
1Department of Otolaryngology, Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand. jbartley@ihug.co.nz
The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
|June 19, 1998
Abstract
Background:
Extracranial techniques, which have none of the inherent morbidity associated with intracranial techniques, can successfully repair rhinological cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistulas.
Methods:
A series of five consecutive adult patients with persistent rhinological CSF fistulas were reviewed retrospectively.
Results:
The success rate for initial closure was 60%. On the second operation both failures were successfully repaired.
Conclusions:
The external approach is a safe, successful, alternative approach for the surgical repair of rhinological CSF fistulas.