Table 1.
Description of the clinical details of the patients in the study
| Our data | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Age/sex | 40/male | 39/female | 36/female | 28/male | 54/female |
| Weight (Kg) | 70 | 74 | 97 | 80 | 79 |
| Chief complain | Watery nasal discharge (nd) | Watery nasal discharge | Watery nasal discharge + headache | Watery nasal discharge | Watery nasal discharge + sneezing |
| Duration of chief complain | 1 months | 4 months | 20 days | 3 months | 2 months |
| Side | Right | Right | Left | Left | Right |
| Site of leak | Right cribriform | Right cribriform | Left cribriform | Left cribriform | Right cribriform |
| Olfaction | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
| Csf pressure | Raised | Raised | Raised | Raised | Raised |
| Surgery | Sep + Fess + Tner | Sep + Fess + Tner | Sep + Fess + Tner | Sep + Fess + Tner | Sep + Fess + Tner |
| Site of leak on table | Right cribriform | Right cribriform | Left cribriform | Left cribriform | Right cribriform |
| Size of the leak | 2 mm | 2.5 mm | 3 mm | 2 mm | 3 mm |
| Graft | Fascia lata | Fascia lata | Fascia lata | Fascia lata | Fascia lata |
| Leak free post op period | 9 months | 7 months | 9 months | 2 years | 8 months |
| Investigation | CSF analysis + CT + MRI | CSF analysis + CT + MRI | CSF analysis + CT + CT cisternography | CSF analysis + CT + CT cisternography | CSF analysis + CT cisternography |
Sep septoplasty, Fess functional endoscopic sinus surgery, Tner transnasal endoscopic repair of CSF leak