Endoscopic management of anterior skull base meningoencephalocele
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Keywords
Meningoencephalocele, rhinorrhea, cerebrospinal fluid leak, endoscopic endonasal, repair
Abstract
Endoscopic management of anterior skull base meningoencephalocele. The cerebros- pinal fluid leak (CSF) is an abnormal communication between the subaracnoid space and the pneumatic portion of the anterior cranial base which is related to the paranasal ca- vities. The persistent leak requires surgery due to the potential complications such as meningitis, cerebral abscess or pneumoencephalus. Extracranial endoscopic approach is the gold standard procedure. One of the most important risk of the surgery is to damage noble intracranial structures. This situation can be ameliorated by using image guided surgery. We present two cases of CSF in anterior cranial base associated with meningoen- cephalocele that were treated in our center using nasal image guided endoscopic surgery.
