CSF rhinorrhoea due to a pulsion diverticulum of the frontal horn.
We present the case of a 28-year-old man with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhoea due to aqueduct stenosis and a pulsion diverticulum of the lateral ventricle into the frontal air sinus. He was successfully treated with an endoscopic third ventriculostomy and open repair of the defect.
Barazi
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Atkinson Morley Wing, Department of Neurosurgery, King's College Hospital, London, UK. sbarazi@btinternet.com
Choo
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Martin
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D000328:Adult; D002535:Cerebral Aqueduct; D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000150:complications; D005626:Frontal Sinus; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D020542:Third Ventricle / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014696:Ventriculostomy / Q000379:methods