CSF rhinorrhoea : management and practice / editors, Jyotirmay S. Hegde, Hemanth Vamanshankar
Imprint
Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2021
Edition
First edition
Descript
xix, 135 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm
SUMMARY
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea is a rare but potentially devastating condition that can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. CSF Rhinorrhea: Management and Practice covers the current concepts in the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of the condition, as well as long-term management of patients following successful treatment. It provides broad insight into the causes for leakage of CSF from the nose and helps in diagnosis and subsequent treatment. Its multidimensional approach caters to medical undergraduates and postgraduates along with specialists in various fields such as ENT, neurosurgery, neurology, medicine and endocrinology, thus providing a comprehensive plan for management of CSF rhinorrhea
CONTENT
History of CSF rhinorrhoea -- Basics of CSF production -- Classification of CSF rhinorrhoea -- Spontaneous CSF rhinorrhoea -- Traumatic CSF rhinorrhoea -- Iatrogenic CSF rhinorrhoea -- Idiopathic intracranial hypertension and CSF rhinorrhoea -- Systemic causes of CSF rhinorrhoea -- Endoscopic management of CSF rhinorrhoea -- Transcranial management of CSF rhinorrhoea -- Role of navigation in CSF rhinorrhoea -- Role of Radiodiagnosis in CSF rhinorrhoea -- Complications of CSF rhinorrhoea -- Reconstruction of skull-base defects -- Recent advances in the management of CSF rhinorrhoea