TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - The diagnosis and treatment of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea
JO  - Zhonghua er bi yan hou ke za zhi
A1  - Ni, D.
A1  - Xu, C.
A1  - Zhang, Linhe
SP  - 303
EP  - 305
VL  - 33
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To summarize our experience in managing cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) rhinorrhea. METHODS: Twenty-nine cases with cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea from 1982 to March of 1997 were reviewed. The duration of CSF rhinorrhea varied from 3 months to 23 years. The ages of the patients ranged from 7 to 72 years. RESULTS: The causes of CSF leak were spontaneous in 18 cases, traumatic in 6 (1 had two accidents and got two different leaking sites) and iatrogenic in 5 cases. Twenty-two cases underwent surgical repair. Overall closure rate was 81.8%. The causes, symptoms and signs, sites of leakage and surgical techniques were analyzed. The classification, diagnosis and treatment of CSF rhinorrhea were discussed. CONCLUSION: Transnasal extracranial repair undertaken by otorhinolaryngologist got better closure rate(93.8%) in this group. Transnasal endoscopic repair could afford excellent view, facilitate precise tissue graft placement and get better closure rate.<p /> <p>Language: zh</p>
LA  - zh
SN  - 0412-3948
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -