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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Management of Traumatic and Non-Traumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea-Experience from Three Southeast Asian Countries.

Farah Dayana Zahedi, Somasundaram Subramaniam, Pornthep Kasemsiri, Chenthilnathan Periasamy, Baharudin Abdullah

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Farah Dayana ZahediDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-8725-0111
Somasundaram SubramaniamDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore.
Pornthep KasemsiriDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40000, Thailand.
Chenthilnathan PeriasamyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Penang General Hospital, George Town 10990, Malaysia.
Baharudin AbdullahDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-9138-9215
Hospital Pulau Pinang · MYKhon Kaen University · THNational University of Malaysia · MYNational University of Singapore · SGUniversiti Sains Malaysia · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea requires proper management to avoid disastrous consequences. The objectives of this study were to ascertain the patient characteristics, etiologies, sites of defect, skull base configurations, methods of investigation, and management outcomes of CSF rhinorrhea.

methodsA retrospective study was performed over 4 years involving three surgeons from Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Hospital records were reviewed to determine the patients' characteristics, the causes and sites of leaks, methods of investigation, skull base configurations, choices of treatment, and outcomes.

resultsA total of 15 cases (7 traumatic and 8 non-traumatic) were included. Imaging was performed in all cases. The most common site of leakage was the cribriform plate (9/15 cases). The mean ± SD of the Keros heights were 4.43 ± 1.66 (right) and 4.21 ± 1.76 mm (left). Type II Keros was the most common (60%). The mean ± SD angles of the cribriform plate slope were 51.91 ± 13.43 degrees (right) and 63.54 ± 12.64 degrees (left). A class II Gera configuration was the most common (80%). All except two patients were treated with endonasal endoscopic surgical repair, with a success rate of 92.3%. A multilayered repair technique was used in all patients except one. The mean ± SD postoperative hospital stay was 9.07 ± 6.17 days.

conclusionsNon-traumatic CSF rhinorrhea outnumbered traumatic CSF rhinorrhea, with the most common site of leak at the cribriform plate. Imaging plays an important role in investigation, and Gera classification appears to be better than Keros classification for evaluating risk. Both conservative and surgical repairs are practiced with successful outcomes. Endonasal endoscopic CSF leak repair is the mainstay treatment.

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Cerebrospinal Fluid RhinorrheaCerebrospinal Fluid LeakHumansRetrospective StudiesSkull BaseTreatment Outcomecerebrospinal fluid leakcerebrospinal fluid rhinorrheacribriform plateendoscopic surgical procedurerhinorrheaskull base

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PMID36360727
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