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A 42 year old man presented with a history of recurrent watery rhinorrhea and a salty taste in his mouth. He was previously diagnosed with a traumatic CSF leak and underwent a trans-nasal trans-sphenoidal repair under the care of the neurosurgeons. He had a history of hydrocephalus, learning difficulties and a previous ventriculo-peritonea (VP)l shunt. A CT Cisternogram demonstrated a defect and leak in the left sphenoid sinus. A new venticulo-peritoneal shunt was inserted after removal of the old one, followed by a trans-nasal endoscopic repair of the defect in the sphenoid using a fat graft.
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Khalil, H.S. (2021). Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea. In: Stavrakas, M., Khalil, H.S. (eds) Rhinology and Anterior Skull Base Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66865-5_30
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