Open AccessCT cisternography in cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea: Could it have a therapeutic role?
Author(s) -
Naresh K. Panda,
Ekambar C. E. Reddy,
Rajeev Bapuraj
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02907676
Subject(s) - medicine , rhinorrhea , cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea , cerebrospinal fluid , otorhinolaryngology , iohexol , radiology , surgery , renal function
Two cases of spontaneous cessation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea following iohexol computerized tomographic (CT) cisternography are presented. This report contradicts the current thinking about conservative treatment in CSF rhinorrhea. We propose that iohexol CT cisternography may have a therapeutic role in the management of spontaneous CSF rhinorrhea.