title: New approach to the endoscopic repair of a CSF leak originating from the lateral recess of the sphenoid sinus.
abstract: Difficult access can make identification of a cerebrospinal fluid leak from the lateral wall of the sphenoid sinus very difficult, especially in a well-pneumatized sinus. Access to the sphenoid sinus has become easier with the advancement of minimally invasive endoscopic technology. In this article we describe our approach to a cerebrospinal fluid leak originating from this location, which has not been described previously in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Birmingham - Queen Elizabeth, Birmingham, UK. alaani2@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ausama
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alaani
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jassar
authors.forename: Eleanor
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mein
authors.forename: Alan Phillip
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005206:Fascia Lata / Q000637:transplantation; D005260:Female; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D055171:Nasal Cartilages / Q000637:transplantation; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014420:Turbinates / Q000637:transplantation
chemical_list: D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D014014:Tissue Adhesives