A Rare Case of Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea from Canal of Stenberg

• Main Authors: Vincent Ngu, Chien Ying, LEE, TENG HUI, KOMATHI, RAMACHANDRAN, DONALD LIEW, NGIAN SAN, Tang, Ing Ping
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2023
• Subjects: RF Otorhinolaryngology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44800/1/A%20Rare%20Case.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44800/; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12070-022-03347-z#:~:text=Sternberg%20canal%20is%20a%20rare,knowledge%20of%20the%20anatomical%20region.; https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-022-03347-z

Background: A spontaneous cerebrospinal leak from Sternberg’s canal with meningoencephalocele is a very rare clinical entity. Endoscopic repair of the defect is challenging and crucial in identifying the defect. The aim of this case report is to highlight the presence and management with endoscopic surgery in repairing Sternberg canal. Case: 40-year-old woman presents with spontaneous CSF rhinorrhea with no predisposing factors. CT imaging and MRI showed osteodural defect in the lateral recess of sphenoid with meningoencephalocoele lateral to the foramen rotundum. Endoscopic transethmoidal - transphenoidal - transpterygoid approach was used to repair the defect, and patient is well post-operative with least complication from the intervention surgery. Conclusion: Endoscopic approach proved to be the best and safest method in localizing the defect and closure of the leak. Angled scopes and image guided system were used to identify the precise location of the leak.