CSF rhinorrhoea due to a pulsion diverticulum of the frontal horn

Br J Neurosurg. 2008 Aug;22(4):580-1. doi: 10.1080/02688690701824362.

Abstract

We present the case of a 28-year-old man with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhoea due to aqueduct stenosis and a pulsion diverticulum of the lateral ventricle into the frontal air sinus. He was successfully treated with an endoscopic third ventriculostomy and open repair of the defect.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cerebral Aqueduct*
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / etiology*
  • Chronic Disease
  • Constriction, Pathologic / complications
  • Frontal Sinus
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / complications*
  • Male
  • Third Ventricle / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ventriculostomy / methods