Full Description
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea is a rare but potentially devastating condition that can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. CSF Rhinorrhea: Management and Practice covers the current concepts in the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of the condition, as well as long-term management of patients following successful treatment. It provides broad insight into the causes for leakage of CSF from the nose and helps in diagnosis and subsequent treatment. Its multidimensional approach caters to medical undergraduates and postgraduates along with specialists in various fields such as ENT, neurosurgery, neurology, medicine and endocrinology, thus providing a comprehensive plan for management of CSF rhinorrhea.
Key features
Focuses on trans-nasal endoscopic repair of CSF rhinorrhea
Explores minimally invasive techniques and recent advances in CSF rhinorrhea
Reviews clinical presentation and case diagnosis with special emphasis pertaining to general practitioners
Discusses post-operative care in an exclusive chapter
Includes videos of surgical procedures
Dr Jyotirmay S Hegde is currently a consultant ENT, head and neck and endoscopic skull base surgeon at Columbia Asia Hospital, Whitefield, Bangalore, India. He has also worked as a faculty member in various capacities at the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India. Dr Hegde completed his Masters in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka, India and his Fellowship in Rhinology and Endoscopic skull base surgery from Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, UK. Dr Hegde is a fellow of the European Board of Otolaryngology (FEBORL). He has published in several peer-reviewed scientific publications and presented in national and international conferences, courses, and workshops.
Dr Hemanth Vamanshankar graduated from K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, India in 2008 and completed a diploma in Otolaryngology from St John's Medical College, Bangalore, India in 2011 and DNB-ENT from Southern Railway Hospital, Ayanavaram, Chennai, India in 2014. He was awarded MRCS-ENT from the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, UK. He has to his credit 25 indexed publications of national and international repute. He is currently working as a medical officer and consultant ENT surgeon at the Divisional Railway Hospital, Bangalore, India (South Western Railway).
Contents
Table of Contents
Ch 1 History of CSF Rhinorrhoea Ch 2 Basics of CSF production
Ch 3 Classification of CSF Rhinorrhoea
Ch 4 Spontaneous CSF Rhinorrhoea
Ch 5 Traumatic CSF Rhinorrhoea
Ch 6 Iatrogenic CSF Rhinorrhoea
Ch 7 Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and CSF Rhinorrhoea
Ch 8 Systemic causes of CSF Rhinorrhoea
Ch 9 Endoscopic Management of CSF Rhinorrhoea
Ch 10 Transcranial management of CSF Rhinorrhoea
Ch 11 Role of navigation in CSF Rhinorrhoea
Ch 12 Role of Radiodiagnosis in CSF Rhinorrhoea
Ch 13 Complications of CSF Rhinorrhoea
Ch 14 Reconstruction of skull-base defects
Ch 15 Recent Advances in the management of CSF Rhinorrhoea
