Delayed Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage after Microvascular Decompression Surgery for Hemifacial Spasm : A Case Report

Lee, Seong Ho; Ahn, Young Hwan

Case report

Journal of the Korean Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 2016;12(1):14-17.
Published online June 30, 2016.

Delayed Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage after Microvascular Decompression Surgery for Hemifacial Spasm : A Case Report

Seong Ho Lee, Young Hwan Ahn

Department of Neurosurgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea, Neuroscience Graduate Program, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Ajou University, Suwon, Korea

Abstract

Leakage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a possible complication of retromastoid posterior fossa surgery. However, delayed development of CSF rhinorrhea after microvascular decompression (MVD) is uncommon. A case of delayed CSF rhinorrhea that developed 2 years after MVD surgery is presented and discussed, with a literature review.

Key Words: Hemifacial spasm, CSF leakage, Posterior fossa surgery.

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