title: State of the art of endoscopic frontal sinus cerebrospinal fluid leak repair.
abstract: Frontal sinus cerebrospinal fluid leaks are rare and their surgical management is difficult. Up until recently, they could only be treated by open surgery with an osteoplastic flap. With the development of endoscopic surgery, less invasive techniques such as an exclusive endoscopic approach can now be used, ensuring a simpler postoperative course. However, these techniques require a thorough knowledge of frontal sinus anatomy and endoscopic CSF leak repair. This knowledge is essential both to ensure closure of the CSF leak and to preserve frontal sinus patency.
authors.affiliation: Service d'otorhinolaryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, CHU de Caen, avenue de la Côte-de-Nacre, 14033 Caen cedex 9, France. Electronic address: vtromps@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Patron
authors.affiliation: Service d'otorhinolaryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, CHU de Caen, avenue de la Côte-de-Nacre, 14033 Caen cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Roger
authors.affiliation: Service d'otorhinolaryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, CHU de Caen, avenue de la Côte-de-Nacre, 14033 Caen cedex 9, France; Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, service d'anatomie, 14032 Caen cedex, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moreau
authors.affiliation: Service d'otorhinolaryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, CHU de Caen, avenue de la Côte-de-Nacre, 14033 Caen cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Babin
authors.affiliation: Service d'otorhinolaryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, CHU de Caen, avenue de la Côte-de-Nacre, 14033 Caen cedex 9, France; Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, service d'anatomie, 14032 Caen cedex, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hitier
mesh_terms: D065634:Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005626:Frontal Sinus; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection
keywords: CSF leak; Endoscopic surgery; Frontal sinus; Meningocele; Skull base