International Consensus Statement: Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea

Georgalas C., Oostra A., Ahmed S., Castelnuovo P., Dallan I., van Furth W., ...More

INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF ALLERGY & RHINOLOGY, vol.11, no.4, pp.794-803, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 11 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/alr.22704
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF ALLERGY & RHINOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.794-803
  • Keywords: idiopathic intracranial hypertension, IIH, spontaneous CSF leak, rhinorrhea, consensus article |, IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION, SPONTANEOUS CSF RHINORRHEA, BETA-TRACE PROTEIN, LATERAL RECESS, EMPTY SELLA, MANAGEMENT, LEAKS, PRESSURE, DIAGNOSIS, OUTCOMES
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background The association between spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak/rhinorrhea and idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) has been increasingly recognized over the last years. However, considerable variability of opinion regarding the assessment, investigations, and management of patients with spontaneous CSF rhinorrhea remains.