TY  - JOUR
T1  - SPontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea of the foramen cecum in adulthood
AU  - Gaffey MM, Friedel ME, Fatterpekar GM, Liu JK, Eloy J
Y1  - 2012/01/01
N1  - 10.1001/archoto.2011.217
JO  - Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
SP  - 79
EP  - 82
VL  - 138
IS  - 1
N2  - 
Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea is often categorized as traumatic, iatrogenic, or spontaneous.1 Spontaneous CSF rhinorrhea is an uncommon form of CSF leakage that is attributable to multiple causative factors.2 Central to all causes is a fistula between the subarachnoid space and the sinonasal cavity, through which the fluid leaks. In 2007, Wise and Schlosser1 further subdivided spontaneous CSF rhinorrhea to distinguish leaks without any identifiable origin. They call these leaks spontaneous idiopathic CSF rhinorrhea, attributing them to intracranial abnormalities, such as increased intracranial pressure (ICP) or empty sella syndrome.1 Spontaneous CSF rhinorrhea with an identifiable cause is the result of compromise of the local anatomy, either because of a local disruptive growth or because of anatomical anomalies in the area.

SN  - 0886-4470
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archoto.2011.217
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archoto.2011.217
ER  -