Korean J Otolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.  1999 Jul;42(7):916-918.

A Case of Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea Associated with Primary Empty Sella Syndrome

• Chang YC
• Jung HW
• Yang HS
• Kim CG

Abstract

The empty sella syndrome is applied to the abnormal extension into the sella turcica of an arachnoid diverticulum filled with CSF, which displace and compresses the pituitary gland. Such a diverticulum can erode the sellar floor and lead to CSF rhinorrhea through the sphenoid sinus. Recently we experienced a case of the spontaneous CSF rhinorrhea associated with the empty sella syndrome in a 55 year-old woman. The CSF leakage was repaired successfully by sublabial, transseptal, transsph-enoidal approach.

Keyword

Empty sella syndrome; CSF rhinorrhea

MeSH Terms

Arachnoid
Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea*
Cerebrospinal Fluid*
Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1
Diverticulum
Empty Sella Syndrome*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Pituitary Gland
Sella Turcica
Sphenoid Sinus
Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1