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SUBMITTER: Abobotain AH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6074370 | biostudies-other | 2018 Mar-Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Annals of Saudi medicine 20180301 2
Submucosal diathermy of the inferior turbinate (SMDIT) is a generally safe procedure to control inferior turbinate hypertrophy. We present a case of a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak at the craniocervical junction after SMDIT done in another institution. A 27-year-old man presented 3 weeks after undergoing SMDIT with signs and symptoms of meningitis and postnasal rhinorrhea. Nasal endoscopy and imaging revealed a nasopharyngeal CSF fistula at the craniocervical junction. Transnasal endoscopic rep ...[more]