title: Endoscopic Endonasal Repair of Sphenoid Sinus Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks: Our Experience.
abstract: Endoscopic endonasal approaches are becoming increasingly popular over transcranial approaches for repair of cerebrospinal leak defects. Sphenoid sinus CSF leaks pose a significant challenge and carry the risk of life-threatening intracranial complications. Their management depends upon identifying the leak using imaging techniques followed by intraoperative endoscopic localization. Our experience in the endoscopic endonasal management of sphenoid sinus CSF leaks is reported in this paper.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Royal Pearl Hospital, Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu India.
authors.forename: Trichy Narayanan
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Janakiram
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT-Head and Neck Surgery, Yenepoya Medical College, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka 575 018 India.
authors.forename: Vijayalakshmi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Subramaniam
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Royal Pearl Hospital, Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu India.
authors.forename: Palak
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parekh
keywords: Cerebrospinal fluid; Endoscopic; Sphenoid sinus; Sternberg canal