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Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques
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Spontaneous sphenoid sinus cerebrospinal fluid leak and meningoencephalocele – are they due to patent Sternberg’s canal?

Magdalena Tomaszewska
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Eliza Brożek-Mądry
,
Antoni Krzeski

Videosurgery Miniinv 2015; 10 (2): 347–358
Online publish date: 2014/12/03
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Sternberg’s canal is a congenital bony defect in the lateral wall of the sphenoid sinus. If it persists to adulthood, it may become a source of spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak (CSF) and meningoencephalocele. The aim of the study was to describe the authors’ experience and review articles related to spontaneous sphenoid sinus CSF leaks and Sternberg’s canal. We analysed patients managed surgicallly due to sphenoid sinus CSF leak and performed a PubMed database search. Two female patients with spontaneous CSF leak of sphenoid origin were found. Both patients underwent surgery with the endoscopic endonasal approach, and the defect was closed using the multi-layer technique. Twelve articles related to CSF leaks of sphenoid origin (due to Sternberg’s canal) were found in the PubMed database. Lines of lesser resistance within sphenoid bone may underlie CSF leak pathology together with intracranial hypertension. The endoscopic transnasal approach to the sphenoid sinus is an excellent alternative to standard transcranial procedures.
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Sternberg’s canal, spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak, endoscopic endonasal approach, multilayer dural repair, sphenoid sinus meningoencephalocele

  
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