MGM Healthcare Successfully Performs Rare Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery on a 1-Year-Old with Brain Herniation inside Nose*
MGM Healthcare Successfully Performs Rare Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery on a 1-Year-Old with Brain Herniation inside Nose*
*Chennai, 19th June 2025:* MGM Healthcare successfully performed a *Transnasal Endoscopic Repair of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Leak from a herniated brain inside nose with Skull Base Defect Reconstruction* on a one-year-old child from Odisha, marking a rare and complex intervention in pediatric endoscopic skull base surgery. This surgery was done using duragen, a collagen-based biomaterial, instead of a traditional autograft. The surgery was uneventful; the patient was discharged 48 hours post-surgery.
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage occurs when there is a defect or tear in the protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, allowing the clear, cushi...