Main description:

Offering up-to-date, multidisciplinary coverage of this nuanced and evolving field, Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea provides a comprehensive overview of the evaluation and diagnosis, as well as the medical and surgical management options, for all causes of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea. It covers all aspects of CSF leaks, synthesizing current knowledge on pathophysiology, diagnosis, perioperative care, and operative techniques for this complex group of patients. Leading experts in otolaryngology and neurosurgery, as well as ophthalmology, neurology, and radiology, provide detailed coverage of the distinctions between management of patients with differing etiologies of CSF rhinorrhea, including spontaneous, traumatic/iatrogenic, and tumor-related.

Focuses exclusively on the comprehensive evaluation, and management of patients presenting with CSF leaks from the anterior cranial base, offering a reliable, one-stop resource for experienced clinicians as well as those in training.

Covers the full breadth of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea, with expert discussion of spontaneous CSF leaks, including evolving management techniques for patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension; traumatic CSF leaks, including advanced management of complex anterior cranial base trauma; and up-to-date techniques for intraoperative skull base reconstruction after tumor resection.

Includes tips and pearls on surgical approaches and postoperative management strategies for this complex and varied patient population.

Features abundant high-definition images of anatomy, radiographic imaging, and intraoperative techniques, as well as videos that highlight intraoperative techniques in patients with spontaneous, traumatic, and tumor-related CSF leaks.

Provides a detailed review of the different laboratory, examination (endoscopic nasal, as well as ophthalmologic) and imaging studies used to evaluate patients with CSF leaks.

Discusses the evaluation and growing medical and procedural management options for patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

Offers state-of-the-art reconstruction options for CSF leaks and complex skull base defects, ranging from the nasoseptal flap and beyond.

Addresses the controversial role of lumbar drains in CSF leak management, as will new and upcoming technological advances in operating room instrumentation.

An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.

Contents:

Sections:

Part 1 Perspectives and Evolution of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Repair

Part 2 Surgical Anatomy of the Anterior Cranial Base

Part 3 Traumatic and Iatrogenic Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks

Part 4 Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks

Part 5 Skull Base Reconstruction after Endoscopic Endonasal Tumor Surgery

Part 6 Advances in Endoscopic Instrumentation and Techniques

Table of Contents:

Part 1 Perspectives and Evolution of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Repair

Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea: The Rhinologist's Perspective - Bleier
Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea: The Neurosurgeon's Perspective - Schwartz
Part 2 Surgical Anatomy of the Anterior Cranial Base

Surgical Anatomy of the Anterior Cranial Fossa - Eloy/Liu
Surgical Anatomy of the Middle Cranial Fossa - Evans/Rosen
Surgical Anatomy of the Posterior Cranial Fossa - JFM or Gardner
Part 3 Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea

Evaluation of the Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea Patient - Rowan
Pathophysiology of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension - Vorster
Ophthalmologic Evaluation of the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Patient -Lisa Lystad or Tim McCulley
Radiologic Evaluation of the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Patient
Medical Management of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension - Neurologist
Surgical Management of Spontaneous Cribriform Plate Defects - Murray Ramanathan
Surgical Management of Spontaneous Defects of the Lateral Sphenoid Recess - Sindwani
Surgical Management of Spontaneous Clival Defects - Paramita Das and Chris Roxbury (author has a nice representative case with edited video)
Postoperative Management of the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Patient - Woodworth
Evaluation and Management of Congenital Skull Base Defects - Gudis
Part 4 Traumatic and Iatrogenic Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks

Pathophysiology and Evaluation of Iatrogenic Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea
-Stankiewicz

Pathophysiology and Evaluation of Blunt Force and Penetrating Trauma of the Anterior Cranial Base
-David Chan (ENT/Trauma specialist at U of C)

Radiological Evaluation of Anterior Cranial Base Trauma
-Daniel Ginat

Surgical Management of Iatrogenic Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea
-Kennedy

Postoperative Management of Iatrogenic Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea
-Woodard

Surgical Management of Large Traumatic Anterior Cranial Base Defects
-Paramita Das

Postoperative Management of Traumatic Cranial Base Defects
-Peleg Horowitz (Neurosurgeon, U of C)

Part 5 Skull Base Reconstruction after Endoscopic Endonasal Tumor Surgery

Clinical Evaluation of the Sellar Mass Patient - Gary Gallia
Clinical Evaluation of the Skull Base Malignancy Patient - Palmer
Radiologic Evaluation of Skull Base Masses - Nafi Aygun
Sellar Reconstruction after Pituitary Adenoma Resection - Roxbury/Horowitz
Reconstruction after Craniopharyngioma Resection - Carrau/Prevedello
Endoscopic Reconstruction of Anterior Cranial Fossa Defects - Casiano
Endoscopic Reconstruction of Middle Cranial Fossa Defects - Varun/Pablo
Endoscopic Reconstruction of Posterior Cranial Fossa Defects - Eric Wang
Locoregional Flap Reconstruction for Anterior Cranial Base Defects - Zanation
Free Flap Reconstruction for Anterior Cranial Base Defects - Fritz
Postoperative Management After Complex Skull Base Reconstruction
Part 6 Advances in Endoscopic Instrumentation and Techniques

Advances in Endoscopic Visualization (4K Video Systems) - Varun
Advances in Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery Instrumentation
Evolution of Synthetic Graft Materials and Dural Sealants for Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Repair - Ed Kuan