Diagnosis and Localization of Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea: A Systematic Review

CONCLUSION: MR cisternography is more accurate than high-resolution CT at diagnosing and localizing CSF rhinorrhea. CT cisternography, contrast-enhanced MR cisternography, and radionuclide cisternography have good diagnostic characteristics but are invasive. Intrathecal fluorescein shows promising data but has not been widely adopted for purely diagnostic use. Office endoscopy has limited data but does not sufficiently diagnose CSF rhinorrhea independently. These findings confirm with current guidelines and evidence.PMID:34846218 | DOI:10.1177/19458924211060918

Source: American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy - November 30, 2021 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Michael Xie Kelvin Zhou Shamez Kachra Tobial McHugh Doron D Sommer Source Type: research