Abstract
Among various causes of CSF rhinorrhea trauma has been considered to be the most frequent and many such reports are available since the first report made as early as the 6th Century.
CSF rhinorrhea of non-traumatic origin is rare. The first such report was made in 1899 by Thompson.
The authors report an idiopathic CSF rhinorrhea case which was associated with empty sella syndrome and a cystic mass in the sphenoid sinus, the surface of which was characterized by engorged. blood vessels.
The mass in the sphenoid sinus was resected by intranasal exposure of the sphenoid sinus and the cavity was obliterated with a muscle graft.
Histopathological examination revealed the cyst as meningoencephalocele and the patient has been free from the symptoms for two years.
