title: An unusual basal skull injury resulting in CSF leak and a novel method to repair.
abstract: We report a case of accidental intracranial insertion of a foreign body through the nose resulting in dural tear and subsequent CSF leak. We also describe the surgical approach to remove it and a new method to seal the dural defect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Queen's Medical Centre , Nottingham , UK.
authors.forename: Nektarios K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Mazarakis
authors.forename: Owen
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Judd
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garas
authors.forename: Anshul M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sama
mesh_terms: D065634:Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak; D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000601:surgery; D004724:Endoscopy; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019291:Skull Base / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D013575:Syncope / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed