Open AccessPneumocephalus after orbital decompression surgery for thyroid eye disease
Author(s) -
Hossein Ghahvehchian,
Seyyed M Sadrhosseini,
Masoud Aghsaei Fard
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
middle east african journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0975-1599
pISSN - 0974-9233
DOI - 10.4103/meajo.meajo_170_19
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , pneumocephalus , leak , decompression , complication , thyroid , cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea , cerebrospinal fluid leak , cerebrospinal fluid leakage , rhinorrhea , cerebrospinal fluid , pathology , environmental engineering , engineering
A cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak is a rare complication after orbital surgery. We reported a 49-year-old man who presented with CSF leakage after transcaruncular medial wall decompression for proptosis due to thyroid eye disease. He underwent an endoscopic endonasal approach to surgical repair of the defect with nasoseptal flap. Rhinorrhea was stopped immediately after endoscopic repair.