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Incidence and Significance of Intraoperative Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak in Endoscopic Pituitary Adenoma Surgery Using Intrathecal Fluorescein

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Neurosurgery

Abstract

Background: Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) leak during endonasal endoscopic pituitary adenoma surgery is an important factor that affects the way of sellar floor closure, postoperative CSF leak rate and postoperative outcome. This study aimed to improve the outcome of patients with intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak during endoscopic pituitary surgery. Methods: on 18 patients diagnosed with pituitary adenoma. These patients underwent resection through endonasal transsphenoidal approach with the use of intrathecal fluorescein injection. Results: With the use of intrathecal fluorescein, intraoperative CSF leak appeared to be higher than usual. Intraoperative CSF leak occurred in 15 patients (83.3%). As regard grades of CSF leak, 11 patients had grade 1(61.1%), 3 patients had grade 2(16.7%) and only one patient had grade 3 (5.6 %). Fluorescein injection was done for patients with no CSF leak or suspicion of CSF leak but not done for grade 2 and 3, hence, it was done for 14 patients (77.8%) and in 7 of them (50%), CSF leak appeared only with Fluorescein, in 4 of them (28.5%) suspicious leak was confirmed with Fluorescein and 3 of them (21.5%) had no CSF leak confirmed with no Fluorescein appearance after injection. Postoperative CSF leak occurred in 3 of 18 patients (16.7%) and relieved in all patients after few days with lumbar drain kept in place till CSF leak stopped. Conclusion: The use of intrathecal fluorescein during endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery is very helpful in identifying intraoperative CSF leak especially G1 leak, resulting in better sellar closure and less postoperative CSF leak.

DOI

10.21608/zumj.2024.310787.3510

Keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid leak, Fluorescein, intrathecal, pituitary adenoma

Authors

First Name

Hassan

Last Name

Abaza

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Lecturer of Neurosurgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt

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dr.abaza1@gmail.com

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Zagazig

Orcid

0000000272633531

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Mohamed Ahmed Metwaly

MiddleName

Salah

Affiliation

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt

Email

msm_1016@yahoo.com

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First Name

Tarek

Last Name

Abd el-Bary

MiddleName

Hassan

Affiliation

Professor of Neurosurgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt

Email

telbary2@yahoo.com

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-

Orcid

-

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Hassanien Mohamed

MiddleName

Massoud

Affiliation

Neurosurgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt

Email

meseoozil@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Essam

Last Name

Elsayed Youssef

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt

Email

dr.essam.m.youssef@gmail.com

City

zagazig

Orcid

0000-0003-4702-4192

Volume

30

Article Issue

9

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51783

Issue Date

2024-12-01

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2024-08-10

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2024-12-01

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4,314

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4,320

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1110-1431

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2357-0717

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273

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Zagazig University Medical Journal

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Incidence and Significance of Intraoperative Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak in Endoscopic Pituitary Adenoma Surgery Using Intrathecal Fluorescein

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30 Dec 2024