经鼻内镜额窦脑脊液鼻漏修补术初探

目的探索额窦脑脊液鼻漏修补术的进路、修补方法和手术技巧。方法对9例额窦后壁和4例额隐窝后外侧壁脑脊液鼻漏患者进行手术修补，其中首次手术行鼻内镜下修补术12例，联合进路1例；术后观察手术疗效及并发症情况。结果13例患者中12例一次修补成功，1例二次修补成功。出现并发症2例，其中1例为术后颅内感染，行鼻外引流、额窦填塞术治愈；另1例为阻塞性额窦囊肿，行鼻内镜下额窦开放术治愈。结论经鼻内镜可以成功修补可视的额窦后壁脑脊液鼻漏，但要注意额窦口及漏口大小，防止术后额窦阻塞，诱发阻塞性额窦囊肿、额窦炎和颅内感染；对于额窦内不可视的脑脊液鼻漏和额窦口扩大困难的病例，建议行联合进路修补术。

Transnasal endoscopic repair of frontal cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea

OBJECTIVE: To explore the surgical approaches, methods and techniques of repair of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea via frontal sinus under transnasal endoscopy. METHODS: Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea, located at the posterior wall of the frontal sinus (n = 9) and posterior lateral wall of the frontal recess (n = 4) had been repaired surgically. A transnasal endoscopic approach was chosen in 12 patients and combined approach was used in 1 patient during the first procedure. Three patients needed the second surgery. Among them, one patient needed to repair CSF rhinorrhea, 1 patient needed to treat intracranial abscess of frontal lobe via combined approach and another one was treated because of the complication of frontal cyst. RESULTS: Twelve patients were successfully repaired in the first surgery. Only 1 patient needed second surgery. Two patients occurred complications. One was intracranial infection after surgery, external drainage and packing in the frontal sinus was used. Another was obstructive cyst in frontal sinus, transnasal endoscopic frontal sinusotomy was performed. CONCLUSIONS: CSF rhinorrhea which located at the posterior wall of the frontal sinus can be successfully repaired via transnasal endoscopic approach if the leak was visible under endoscopy. The size of the frontal ostium and leak ventage should be considered to prevent the drainage of the frontal sinus which would result in obstructive cyst in frontal sinus, frontal sinusitis and intracranial infection. Combined approach was suggested to the patients that leakage could not be seen in frontal sinus or frontal ostium was difficult to enlarge.