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Feasibility of Extended Conservative Approach in Management of CSF Rhinorrhea

Abhishek Singh, Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (S.S.K.M. Hospital) Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, India. , Abhishek Singh1 , Anup Kr. Chaudhuri2 , Samarendranath Ghosh3 , Shahid Iftekhar Sadique4 , Srikrishna Majhi5

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International Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery 10(2):p 69-73, April - June 2018. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijnns.0975.0223.10218.1

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Context: CSF rhinorrhea is a potentially devastating condition which if left untreated leads to significant morbidity and mortality so timely and appropriate intervention is needed.

Aims and Objectives: To determine feasibility of conservative approach and to find out whether this approach increases complications and recurrence.

Settings and Design: All patients attending OPD or admitted in the ward with CSF rhinorrhea were included in the study.

Methods and Material: Clinical history and physical examination followed by certain investigations were performed in all patients and clinical outcome of each patients were noted in terms of improvement of symptoms

Results: Extended conservative approach was found to be safe and effective in management of CSF rhinorrhea

Conclusion: Extended conservative approach can be safely applied to treat CSF rhinorrhea.

 

 

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CSF Rhinorrhea; Controversies; Management; Surgery; Conservative. 

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