Multiple choice

A common site of leak in CSF rhinorrhea is ___________.

  1. sphenoid sinus

  2. frontal sinus

  3. cribriform plate

  4. tegmen tympani
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Cerebrospinal fluid leakage is important and suggests a more nasoethmoid or maxillary fracture extending through the cribriform plate. Fracture involving the cribriform plate to the anterior base will lead to tear in dura causing CSF leak through nose.

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