Endoscopic Removal of Ethmoido-Sphenoidal Foreign Body with Intracranial Extension

Abstract

We describe the case of a foreign body lodged into ethmoidal labyrinth and sphenoidal sinus with fracture of the clivus and consequent rhinoliquorrhea removed by an endoscopic technique. We performed a skull base plasty to close the rhino-liquoral fistula with resolution of the rhinoliquorrhea. There were no postoperative complications and there was a good therapeutic result at long-term follow-up.

Key words

Foreign body - rhino-liquoral fistula - sphenoid sinus - skull base plasty

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