CASE REPORT article
Front. Surg.
Sec. Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2025.1665062
Endoscopic Repair of Traumatic Sphenoid Sinus Meningoencephalocele with Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea: A Case Report and Literature Review
Provisionally accepted
- 1Huzhou Central Hospital, Huzhou, China
- 2Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Traumatic sphenoid sinus meningoencephalocele with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea is a clinically rare condition, typically presenting as trauma-induced clear watery discharge from the nasal cavity and nasopharynx. Surgery is the mainstay treatment, including open and endoscopic procedures. Here, we reported a case of traumatic sphenoid sinus encephalocele with CSF rhinorrhea successfully treated with endoscopic transmaxillary posterior wall approach, and reviewed the literature on endoscopic approaches for this condition. Our clinical experience indicates that endoscopic transmaxillary approach may be a novel and promising surgical option.
Keywords: taruma, meningoencephalocele, Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea, Endoscopic Surgery, case report and literature review
Received: 13 Jul 2025; Accepted: 12 Sep 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Tan, Zuo, Guo and Tang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Shunli Tang, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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