Late-onset occult cerebrospinal fluid leakage after orbital exenteration.
Orbital exenteration can be complicated by cerebrospinal fluid leakage, mostly during surgery. Late-onset cerebrospinal fluid leakage that occurs years after the initial orbital exenteration is rare. The authors report a case of cerebrospinal fluid leakage that occurred 4 years after orbital exenteration that was not due to tumor recurrence. The leakage was managed successfully by the application of cyanoacrylate tissue glue. No complication was encountered.
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, University Eye Center, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. hunterklyuen@hotmail.com
Hunter K L
HK
Yuen
Andy C O
AC
Cheng
Kin-Chor
KC
Auyeung
D000368:Aged; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid; D004659:Enbucrilate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017233:Orbit Evisceration / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D014014:Tissue Adhesives; D004659:Enbucrilate