A dynamic pressure study of spontaneous CSF rhinorrhea in the empty sella syndrome. Case report.
The authors report a case of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea in a patient with the empty sella syndrome in whom continuous intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring revealed intermittent peaks of raised ICP. Following a shunt procedure, ICP reverted to normal and the CSF rhinorrhea ceased for 10 weeks. The sella turcica was packed with muscle after the CSF rhinorrhea recurred.
D000368:Aged; D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D004652:Empty Sella Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity