Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Repair: Usefulness of Intrathecal Fluorescein for Correct Topographic Identification of the Skull Base Defects

• Published in: World neurosurgery Vol. 160; pp. e267 - e277
• Main Authors: Missale, Francesco, Ioppi, Alessandro, Ascoli, Alessandro, Camerino, Paola Lovino, Camillo Carobbio, Andrea Luigi, Larghi, Marco, Castello, Eolo Mario, Guastini, Luca, Peretti, Giorgio, Criminelli, Diego, Parrinello, Giampiero, Bagnasco, Diego, Mauritz Canevari, Frank Rikki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2022
• Subjects: Anterior skull base; Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak - diagnostic imaging; Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak - surgery; Computed tomography; CSF rhinorrhea; Endoscopic skull base surgery; Endoscopy; Endoscopy - methods; Fluorescein; Humans; Retrospective Studies; Skull base; Skull Base - diagnostic imaging; Skull Base - surgery; Skull base repair; Endoscopic skull base surgery; CT; MP; Computed tomography; Skull base; CSF; Anterior skull base; CSF rhinorrhea; HRCT; ITF; Endoscopy; Skull base repair

In the management of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak, the identification of the exact discharge spot is paramount. This process can represent a challenge for the radiologist and the surgeon. In the present study, we analyzed a series of patients affected by endonasal CSF leak who underwent endoscopic...