How we do it: endoscopic trans-nasal repair of CSF rhinorrhoea

Ifran Syed; Tahwinder Upile; Simon Hickey

doi:10.1186/1758-3284-1-S1-P31

Volume 1 Supplement 1

1st Scientific Meeting of the Head and Neck Optical Diagnostics Society

Poster presentation
Open Access

How we do it: endoscopic trans-nasal repair of CSF rhinorrhoea

Ifran Syed¹,
Tahwinder Upile² and
Simon Hickey¹

Head & Neck Oncology20091 (Suppl 1) :P31

https://doi.org/10.1186/1758-3284-1-S1-P31

Published: 28 July 2009

Keywords

Operative Field
Skull Base
Lower Complication
Lower Complication Rate
Endoscopic Approach

Endoscopic repair of CSF rhinorrhoea was first described in the early 1980s. Since then the endoscopic approach has overtaken the intracranial route as the procedure of choice due to superior visualisation of the operative field, reduced operating time & lower complication rates. Various autogenous, allogenic and synthetic patching materials have been used to augment repair. We describe a step wise technique of patching the skull base defect using a combination of septal mucoperichondrial flap and tensor fascia lata graft.

Authors’ Affiliations

(1)

Department of Head & Neck Surgery, Torbay General Hospital, Torquay, UK

(2)

UCL Ear Institute & Department of Surgery, University College London, London, UK

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