The Utility of Computed Tomography and Intrathecal Fluorescein in the Management of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak

John P Flynn; Anna Pavelonis; Luke Ledbetter; Vidur Bhalla; Sameer A Alvi; Alexander G Chiu; Jennifer Villwock

doi:10.1177/1945892419896243

The Utility of Computed Tomography and Intrathecal Fluorescein in the Management of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak

Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2020 May;34(3):342-347. doi: 10.1177/1945892419896243. Epub 2019 Dec 19.

Authors

John P Flynn¹, Anna Pavelonis¹, Luke Ledbetter¹, Vidur Bhalla¹, Sameer A Alvi¹, Alexander G Chiu¹, Jennifer Villwock¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas.

PMID: 31856587
DOI: 10.1177/1945892419896243

No abstract available

Keywords: cerebrospinal fluid; cerebrospinal fluid leak; cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea; computed tomography; diagnostic yield; fluorescein; high-resolution computed tomography; leak localization; skull base defects; skull base surgery.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak / diagnosis*
Diagnostic Imaging
Female
Fluorescein / metabolism*
Humans
Injections, Spinal
Male
Middle Aged
Skull Base / pathology*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
Young Adult

Substances

Fluorescein