British Journal of Neurosurgery · 2017 · 15 citations · 2 references
MedicineNeurological SurgeryNeurosurgeryEndoscopic NeurosurgeryCerebrospinal Fluid RhinorrheaEndoscopic Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak RepairEndoscopic Sinus SurgeryCerebrospinal Fluid FistulaEndonasal Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak RepairSpontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea
Transclival CSF fistulae are rare. We report a 40-year-old female who presented with meningitis after a short history of CSF rhinorrhoea. The defect resulted from the rare notochordal remnant, ecchordosis physaliphora (EP), and was successfully resected and repaired endoscopically.
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