Abstract
A 47-year-old woman presented with a left-sided watery nasal discharge persisting for 3 weeks after an orthopedic operation using spinal anesthesia. The testing of the nasal fluid for β-2 transferrin confirmed that the leakage was cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The computed tomographic cisternography revealed a left-sided bone defect in the cribriform plate. Endonasal approach was performed for closing the defect. At 3-month follow-up, CSF rhinorrhea had not recurred. In this report, we present an unexpected CSF rhinorrhea after a spinal anesthesia and discuss the reason of spontaneous leak after spinal anesthesia, as well as discuss current diagnosis and management of CSF rhinorrhea with the composite graft.
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