Cerebrospinal fluid leakage during endscopic forehead lifting.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of endoscopic brow lift in which cerebrospinal fluid leakage was encountered.


METHODS
A 69-year-old otherwise healthy man underwent endoscopic forehead lifting.


RESULTS
An area of strong adherence was encountered in the area of the left superior paracentral scalp incision. As the adherence was released, clear fluid extruded (cerebrospinal fluid) and a burr hole was discovered. Absorbable gelatin sponge was placed over the dural defect and burr hole, and closure of the endoscopic scalp incisions was accomplished.


CONCLUSIONS
Caution is suggested in performing this procedure when a patient has any history of a head trauma.
Hwang
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Division of Ophthalmology, John Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA.
Pratt
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Jordan
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D000368:Aged; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000502:physiology*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000601:surgery; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005546:Forehead / Q000601:surgery*; D006257:Head / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed