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Non‐traumatic cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea
Author(s) -
Shugar J. M. A.,
Som P. M.,
Eisman W.,
Biller H. F.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198101000-00017
Subject(s) - rhinorrhea , frontal sinus , mucocele , medicine , cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea , lesion , cerebrospinal fluid , sinus (botany) , paranasal sinuses , complication , surgery , pathology , botany , biology , genus
Non‐traumatic cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea is uncommon. Review of the literature revealed that 45% of cases are high pressure leaks and 55% of cases are normal pressure leaks. Meningoencephaloceles are very rare occurrences in the latter category and we present the third reported case occurring in the frontal sinus. Radiographically this lesion appeared as a mucocele because of its expansile nature, however non‐traumatic mucoceles have not been associated with cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea. The only non‐osseous expansile lesion of the paranasal sinuses found to be associated with this complication is the meningioencephalocele.