title: Simple management of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea after pituitary surgery.
abstract: A simple procedure for managing postoperative cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea after pituitary surgery is described. Under local anesthesia, a needle is introduced manually through a nostril toward the sella turcica and EDH adhesive or fibrin glue is injected into the sellar cavity or sphenoid sinus, or both. This procedure is simple and safe to perform, acceptable to the patient, and can be done in a short hospital stay.
mesh_terms: D007611:Aprotinin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003485:Cyanates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003487:Cyanoacrylates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005176:Factor XIII / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011677:Punctures / Q000379:methods; D012658:Sella Turcica; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus; D013917:Thrombin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014051:Toluene 2,4-Diisocyanate
chemical_list: D003485:Cyanates; D003487:Cyanoacrylates; D004338:Drug Combinations; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; D014051:Toluene 2,4-Diisocyanate; C010867:EDH adhesive; D005340:Fibrinogen; D005176:Factor XIII; D007611:Aprotinin; D013917:Thrombin