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transferrin assay is the test of choice because of its high sensitivity and specicity. Various com­binations of planar tomography and CT, contrast­enhanced CT cisternography, and radionuclide cisternography, and, more recently, MR cister­nography have been used in the diagnosis of CSF leak. MRI with NCCT is a very useful and spe­cic diagnostic and localizing technique.
Traumatic CSF rhinorrhea is managed by con­servative measures in 70–80% of cases. In cases of iatrogenic and spontaneous leaks, it is less likely to heal with conservative measures. It is currently accepted that endoscopic intranasal management of CSF rhinorrhea is the preferred method of surgical repair, with higher success rates and less morbidity than intracranial surgical repair. Uncomplicated CSF stula, located at the posterior wall of frontal sinuses can be repaired extradurally with osteoplastic frontal sinusotomy. Intracranial approaches should be reserved for more complicated CSF rhinorrhea. The timing for surgery and CSF drainage procedures must be decided with great care and with a clear strategy. This chapter reviewed the applied anatomy and physiology, causes, diagnosis and treatment of CSF leakage.
7.9.1 Applied Physiology
The total volume of CSF in adults is 90–150ml. CSF is produced in the choroid plexus and epen­dyma at a rate of 0.35 ml/min (500 ml/d). It is absorbed in arachnoid villi, total volume turned over 3–5 times per day. CSF circulates from the lateral ventricle to the third ventricle via the aqueduct of Sylvius. From the third ventricle, the uid circulates into the fourth ventricle and out into the subarachnoid space via the foramina of Magendie and Luschka. After circulating through the subarachnoid space, CSF is reabsorbed via arachnoid villi.
CSF consists of a mixture of water, electro­lytes (Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Cl−, and HCO cose (60–80% of blood glucose), amino acids and various proteins (22–38 mg/dL). CSF is colourless, clear and typically devoid of cells such as polymorphonuclear cells and mononu-
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clear cells (<5/μL). CSF represents the end prod­uct of the ultraltration of plasma across epithelial cells in the choroid plexus lining the ventricles of the brain. Circulation of CSF is maintained by the hydrostatic differences between its rate of production and its rate of absorption. Normal CSF pressure is approximately 10–15 mmHg, and elevated pressure constitutes an intracranial pressure (ICP) greater than 20mmHg.
7.9.2 Applied Anatomy
The most common anatomic sites of spontaneous cerebrospinal uid (CSF) leaks are the areas of congenital weakness of the anterior cranial fossa and areas related to the type of surgery per­formed. The lateral lamella of the cribriform plate appears to be involved in approximately 40% of the cases, the frontal sinus in 15% whereas sella turcica and sphenoid sinus are involved in 15%. Common sites of injury second­ary to endoscopic sinus surgery include the lat­eral lamella of the cribriform plate and the posterior ethmoid roof near the anterior and medial sphenoid wall. Rarely, the leak can origi­nate in the middle or posterior cranial fossa and can reach the nasal cavity by way of the middle ear and eustachian tube. These patients typically present with aural fullness due to a serous middle ear effusion.
7.9.3 Classication
It is classied by Ommaya etal. (1960) [107]. It is grossly divided into traumatic, non-traumatic and congenital types. Both entities can be further classied: (A) Traumatic (i) Non-surgical (ii) Surgical (B) Non-traumatic (i) Normal pressure (ii) High pressure (C) Congenital
Traumatic CSF leak can be divided on the
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(A) Trauma—it is the most common type and
anterior cranial fossa is the most common site (cribriform and roof of ethmoid). It is further classied into non-surgical and sur­gical. Non-surgical (accidental) accounts for ~80% of all CSF leaks result of blunt or pen­etrating head trauma. 2–3% of major head trauma results in CSF leaks. CSF leak occurs in 15–30% of cases of skull base fracture. Leak may be either immediate (within 48h) or delayed and in ~95% of cases of delayed leaks occur within 3 months. Surgical (Iatrogenic) CSF leak accounts for 16% of CSF leaks. Endoscopic sinus surgery is the most common cause (0.5% of ESS cases). The most common site of injury is the lateral lamella of the cribriform plate.
(B) Non-traumatic—it is 4% of cases of CSF rhi-
norrhea. It can be further classied into high, normal pressure leaks. High-pressure leak is 45% of non-traumatic cases. The patho­physiology is persistent high intracranial pressure (ICP), that leads to remodelling and thinning of the skull base and creates com­munication (theorized to be due to ischemia from compression of vessels). The causes of high ICP are intracranial tumour growth (typically pituitary tumours) and hydroceph­alus secondary to obstruction of the normal pathway of CSF uid drainage. Normal pres­sure leaks are 55% of non-traumatic cases. The causes are true spontaneous leaks (usu­ally seen in adults). Tumours and other osteolytic lesions of skull base erodes the boundary of the nasal and cranial cavity (nasopharyngeal carcinoma, inverted papil­loma, etc.)
(C) Congenital—It may be either increased ICP
or normal ICP. The reason for congenital CSF leak is the failure of closure of the nor­mal linings which separates the cranial and nasal cavity. It typically involves the fora­men cecum and fonticulus frontalis. The persistent cricopharyngeal canal creates a vertical midline defect connecting the mid­dle cranial fossa to the sphenoid. Primary empty sella syndrome is developed by con­genital widening of the diaphragma sella.
7.9.4 Patient Evaluation
Presenting symptoms are clear, watery discharge from the nose (more on bending forward). The uid is non-sticky and has a salty taste in the mouth. Patients are not able to sniff back the uid. The other presentation is the history of recurrent meningitis. The history should be focused on duration, onset, associated symptoms. History should also include the severity, laterality and quantity of rhinorrhea. The important ques­tions are history of trauma, symptoms of menin­gitis, recent sinus surgery or neurosurgery. The physical examination includes complete ENT examination, weight and BMI, site of leak by banding forwards.
7.9.5 Dierential Diagnosis
Autonomic dysfunction, allergic rhinitis, CSF oto-rhinorrhoea are the differentials for CSF rhinorrhoea.
7.9.6 Investigations
(A) Bed Side Test
1. Halo or Ring Sign—blood will separate out from CSF when nasal discharge is placed on a lter paper (central blood with clear ring). The ring sign is not spe­cic to bloody CSF. Blood mixed with water, saline, and other mucus will also form a ring sign.
2. Reservoir sign—Morning rise showed gush of CSF leak. It is because of uid collection in paranasal sinuses.
3. A handkerchief is not stiff when soaked with CSF uid.
(B) Laboratory Tests
1. Glucose testing—It is a rapid but highly unreliable test. CSF glucose level is two­third of blood glucose level. Glucose oxi­dase paper colour is changed with glucose concentrations of 5+ mg/dL. In recent trauma, the presence of blood gives false-positive results. Recent men-
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ingitis or other intracranial infections cause a lower concentration of glucose in CSF (false-negative). False-positive results with lacrimal secretions or nasal mucus. Negative glucose virtually elimi­nates a diagnosis of CSF uid.
2. Beta-trace protein—It is also known as prostaglandin D synthase. It is synthe­sized primarily in arachnoid cells, oligo­dendrocytes and choroids plexus (CNS). It is also found in human testis, heart and serum. It is not routinely ordered as it may be altered in many cases like renal insufciency, multiple sclerosis, cerebral infarctions and some CNS tumours. Fluid with a concentration >2.0mg/L is usually positive for CSF. Concentration <1.5 mg/L is not likely to contain CSF. Sensitivity and specicity are not high as beta-2-transferrin.
3. Beta-2-transferrin—It is currently the single best test for identifying the pres­ence of CSF [108]. It is a protein pro­duced by neuraminidase in CNS located only within the CSF, perilymph and aqueous humour. The assay has a high sensitivity (94–100%) and specicity (98–100%). It is rapid and is a non­invasive test and it requires only 0.5cc of uid. It is stable at room temperature for approximately 4h, so immediate refrig­eration following collection is recom­mended. Specimen should not be frozen. If assay facility is available, one can get results within 3 h. Sensitivity is about 100% with specicity of 95%.
(C) Imaging Studies
1. High-Resolution CT Scans [109]—It is the imaging modality of choice for iden­tifying a skull base defect associated with a CSF leak (Fig.7.49). It may dem­onstrate skull base defects resulting from accidental or iatrogenic trauma, and underlying anatomic or developmental abnormality, or an erosive lesion such as neoplasm. It should have 1mm cuts with axial, sagittal and coronal views. Pneumocephalus on a CT scan may indi-
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Fig. 7.49 CT PNS showing left roof of ethmoid bony defect post-trauma
cate a dural tear. A deviated crista galli is a radiological sign supporting primary CSF rhinorrhea. However, it may reveal defects in the skull base that do not leak or are not sites of active leaking, making the diagnosis more difcult.
2. CT Cisternography—It is more inva­sive, not very frequently used. Intrathecal contrast dye is injected and a CT scan is obtained. It is more accurate especially those with active leaks (Fig. 7.50). Sensitivity for detecting leaks drops from nearly 100% with active leaks to 60% with intermittent leaks. It may miss crib­riform or ethmoid sinus defects. It can be associated with nausea, headaches and acute organic psychosyndromes.
3. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)—It is not recommended as a rst-line imaging modality unless an encephalocele is sus­pected. It demonstrates soft tissue abnor­malities and pooling of CSF (high signal intensity on T2). It is not good at dening bony defects, unlike a CT scan. Contrast helps in the differentiation of sinus inam­mation from CSF uid. It is more expen­sive and time-consuming.
4. MR Cisternography—Avoidance of intrathecal injection of contrast is the key
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Fig. 7.50 CT cisternography showing left lateral lamella of cribriform plate defect
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I-131, Indium 111) is done and pledgets placed at areas suspected of leak and scintigrams of the skull are obtained. Pledgets are then removed and measured for radioactive tracer. The test is positive only with active leak (70% detection when active, 30–40% in inactive) and it has poor localization. Radioactive iso­tope is absorbed into the circulatory sys­tem and deposited into normal tissues.
(D) Diagnostic Procedures
Intrathecal injection of Fluorescein dye: It is good at locating active CSF leaks. After lumbar puncture or drain placement, 10ml of CSF is withdrawn and about 0.1 ml of 10% uorescein solution is mixed with withdrawn CSF. The mixture is then re­injected into the subarachnoid space over 10 min period. In most cases, dye can be seen without lters. Smaller defects may require lters or black light (yellow lter on endoscope, blue on light source). It is impor­tant to keep a low concentration of uores­cein; high doses can lead to severe side effects (500+mg) like seizure, pulmonary edema, coma and death.
Fig. 7.51 MRI cisternography (T2 with Cg) in spontane­ous CSF rhinorrhea, defect in left cribriform plate
benet of it. T2-weighted imaging can be used to detect CSF in the sinonasal cavity (Fig. 7.51). Pulse sequence can be designed to enhance the detection proba­bility. As with CT cisternography, false­negative studies may result in intermittent leaks. MR cisternography and HRCT of nose PNS is the most accepted modality to diagnose the site of leak.
5. Nuclear medicine tests (radionuclide cisternography)—Intrathecal injection of radioactive tracers (technetium-99,
7.9.7 Treatment
(A) Medical Therapy
1. Conservative management: It has been advocated in immediate-onset CSF rhi­norrhea following accidental trauma. It consists of a 7–10 day trial of bed rest with the head end elevation by 15–30 degrees. The patient should avoid cough­ing, sneezing, nose-blowing and heavy weight lifting. Stool softeners should be used to decrease the strain associated with bowel movements. 75–80% of trau­matic CSF leaks will spontaneously resolve with this management.
2. Lumbar drain [110]: Lumber drain can be considered if CSF leak does not resolve after 5–7 days of conservative manage­ment, mainly in large skull defects or iat-
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rogenic CSF leaks. Continuous drainage is recommended over intermittent drain­age (prevents spikes in CSF pressure). The usual rate of drain is 10–15 cc/h. Risks involve headaches, nausea and eme­sis, pneumocephalus, infection, coma.
3. Antibiotics: Role is controversial. The reason for use is to prevent intracranial infections. Brodie et al. concluded that there is no signicant difference in the incidence of meningitis with prophylac­tic antibiotic therapy [111]. It can be used in iatrogenic CSF leak following skull base injuries during FESS.
4. Diuretic: It is utilized in the presence of a CSF leak with increased ICP [112]. Acetazolamide inhibits the conversion of water and CO
to bicarbonate and H+.
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Loss of H+ slows the action of the Na+/ K+ ATPase enzymes that are responsible for the production of CSF results in decreased ICP.
(B) Surgical Therapy
1. Intracranial Approach: (mostly done via frontal craniotomy, rarely middle or posterior fossa) The indications include comminuted skull fractures with displaced fragments requiring reduction, extensive skull base fractures associated with intracranial haemorrhages or contusions that require craniotomy for treatment [113]. It is also indicated when co-existing surgically amenable mass lesion is laying inside the cranium, more than 3cm cranial defect, multiple defects, multiple failed endo­scopic repairs and when site of leak is not visible by all investigations. Dural defects may be closed primarily with or without the use of grafts which could be free or pedicled periosteal or dural aps (Fig. 7.27a), muscle plugs, mobilized portions of the falx cerebri, fascia grafts or many commercial grafts. It should be reinforced with brin glue. Advantages include direct visualization of defect, inspection of adjacent cerebral cortex
with a better chance of patching a defect in the face of increased ICP. Disadvantages comprise increased mor­bidity, increased hospital time, injury to the brain from retraction (haematoma, seizures, cognitive dysfunction and risk of permanent anosmia). It is not good for visualization of the sphenoid sinus. Failure rates for this approach are 40% for the rst attempt and 10% overall.
2. Extracranial Approach: It can be fur-
ther divided into external and endo­scopic types.
(a) External approach: These proce-
dures are infrequently chosen in cur­rent practice, given the high success rates and low morbidity associated with the endoscopic approach. However, they should be part of every skull base surgeon’s armamentarium.
External ethmoidectomy— Begins with the tarsorrhaphy on the ipsilateral eye. Incision is made halfway between the medial canthus and the midline of the nose down to the bone. Lateral elevation of the periosteum exposes the anterior lacrimal ridge and the lacrimal fossa. The lacrimal sac is elevated and retracted out of the fossa. The anterior ethmoidal artery which will be encountered 2–2.5 cm posterior to the lacrimal crest should be ligated. The fronto­ethmoid suture line marks the level of fovea ethmoidalis (dis­section should never be superior to this line). The posterior ethmoidal artery is found approx­imately 1.2 cm posterior to the anterior ethmoidal artery in the fronto-ethmoid suture line and the optic nerve lies 5–6mm pos­terior to the posterior ethmoidal artery. A complete dissection of
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the ethmoid labyrinth should be done and the skull base defect is then identied.
Trans-ethmoidal sphenoidot- omy—First an external ethmoid­ectomy is carried out as above, the sphenoid sinus opening is then identied and enlarged; the anterior wall of the sinus is removed to reach the sella region.
Sublabial-transseptal sphe- noidotomy—Can be carried out using sublabial or transnasal inci­sion with exposure of pyriform aperture and nasal spine is made free. Left or right septal mucop­erichondrial ap is elevated later­ally and inferiorly along the nasal oor in the subperiosteal plane. The cartilaginous septum is dislo­cated from the maxillary crest and the contralateral nasal oor mucoperiosteal ap is elevated. The contralateral nasal septum is not elevated off the cartilage. The bony–cartilaginous junction is disarticulated and the opposite posterior ap is elevated. The bony septum is removed to expose the sphenoid rostrum, which is widely removed via osteotomies or a drill to expose the entire sinus.
Trans-antral approach—It offers wide access to the anterior sphenoid, ethmoids, pterygopala­tine fossa and maxilla. A gingivo­buccal sulcus incision is made to expose the anterior wall of the maxilla. The periosteum is ele­vated superiorly as far as the infraorbital nerve and canine fossa osteotomy performed to enter into the maxillary sinus. The ethmoidal bone can then be approached medially and superi­orly through the maxilloeth-
moidal angle. When needed, the pterygopalatine fossa can be accessed via the posterior wall of the maxillary sinus.
Osteoplastic ap—Indicated for the defect in the posterior table of the frontal sinus especially if more than 2 cm and above the oor and lateral to the lamina papyracea and is approached via coronal incision or eyebrow inci­sion (Fig.7.52).
(b) Endoscopic Approach: It is the
most common and successful approach (90–95% success rate) [114]. The advantages are better magnied visualization, angled visu­alization, no external incisions and minimized intranasal mucosal inju­ries. It is of many types:
Transfrontal approach (Lothrop or Draf III procedure)—It allows access to the oor and posterior wall of the frontal sinus. The main advantage is it avoids oblit­eration of the frontal sinus with the osteoplastic ap. The frontal sinus outow tract must be pre­served to avoid mucocele. It is not effective for the defects in the most lateral or superior aspects of the sinus. It begins by performing a complete ethmoidectomy fol­lowed by identication and dis­section of frontal recess with removal of superior septum and interfrontal septum.
Transcribriform approach— Exposes the medial anterior cra­nial fossa from the medial aspect of the middle turbinate to the olfactory groove (Fig. 7.53). Posteriorly, it extends to the ante­rior aspect of the planum sphe­noidale. Crita galli is exposed by removal of the perpedicular plate of ethmoid bone. Care should be
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Fig. 7.52 (a) Incision marking, (b) drilling the outline of frontal sinus after marking with X-ray templet, (c) ante­rior frontal sinus wall is elevated, (d) view of frontal sinus, (e) repair of dural defect with fascia lata and secured
Fig. 7.53 (a) Showing bony defect of left cribriform plate with dura exposed in spontaneous leak (black arrow), (b) facia lata composite grafting, (c) showing brin glue/dura seal in situ
taken while doing dissection near the olfactory groove.
Transfovea approach—For get- ting access to the lateral aspect of the anterior cranial fossa. The
with suturing, (f) obliteration of frontal sinuses (Courtesy—Dr. Hitesh Verma, Associate Professor, AIIMS, New Delhi, India)
dissection extends from the mid­dle turbinate to the lamina papy­racea. The frontal sinus marks the anterior limit and the sphenoid marks the posterior limit. In some
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cases, the middle turbinate is removed and the transfovea and transcribriform approaches are combined.
Transplanum approach— Allows exposure of skull base defects along the planum sphe­noidale and those with signicant involvement of the suprasellar region. Anterior and posterior ethmoidectomy is performed rst, which provides access to the most anterior aspect of the pla­num. The anterior seller wall is taken down to provide posterior exposure.
Trans-sellar approach—The route of choice can be medial or lateral to middle turbinate for defects on the sella turcica. It is part of extended endoscopic pro­cedure for pituitary lesion exci­sion. Complete ethmoidectomy is followed by the opening of sphe­noid sinus ostia. If bilateral access is needed, the posterior bony septum and the intersinus septum can be removed.
Transpterygoid approach— First an endoscopic modied medial maxillectomy is per­formed. The infraorbital nerve is then identied and its trajectory followed. A complete spheno­ethmoidectomy is then per­formed. The crista ethmoidalis is isolated and the main branch of the sphenopalatine artery (SPA) is identied. The pterygopalatine ganglion which lies posterior to the SPA should be preserved. The fat in the pterygopalatine fossa may be dissected or cauterized until the pterygoid bones are iden­tied. Anterior wall of the lateral recess of the sphenoid sinus, pter­ygoid base is drilled. It is good to
access any defect in the middle fossa oor that occurs in this vicinity lateral to the Sternberg canal and the foramen rotundum.
The key to endoscopic repair of a CSF leak is good visualization and exposure of the defect. If an encephalocele is present, it should be cauter­ized at its stalk with bipolar cautery prior to reduction into the anterior cranial fossa to pre­vent intracranial haemorrhage. For good expo­sure, the surgeon should elevate the surrounding mucosa to provide 2–5 mm of bone exposure around the defect. Any mucosa remaining in the defect should be removed prior to repair to avoid poor adhesion of graft with bed and to prevent future mucocele formation.
There are many types of grafts utilized, but it should be noted that the graft should be roughly 30% larger than the defect to account for postop­erative shrinkage. Types of grafting material uti­lized are cartilage, bone (septum, mastoid tip, middle turbinate), mucoperichondrium, septal mucosa, turbinate mucosa and/or bone, fascia (temporalis, fascia lata), abdominal fat, and pedi­cled septal or turbinate aps. It should be noted that pedicled aps tend to tint, fold and contract when utilized.
7.9.8 Grafting Techniques
1. Overlay technique—a graft is placed directly
over the defect.
2. Underlay technique—the graft is placed
between the dura and bony defect.
3. The combined technique utilizes both under-
lay and overlay grafts.
4. Bathplug technique, where a fat plug with a
specically secured vicryl suture into the intradural space [115].
In addition to these techniques, we may rein­force the repair with brin glue to provide an improved seal. The placement of absorbable (gel foam) and/or non-absorbable packing can further improve the seal. Non-absorbable pack removal
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may lead to the displacement of the graft when removed. In the face of increased ICP, it is rec­ommended that a multilayered graft be utilized.
The size of the defect also plays a role in the grafting technique utilized. If the defect is <2 mm, the type of grafting technique utilized typically does not make much difference as most techniques will be successful in repairing the CSF leak. If the defect is 2–5mm, one must note whether comminuted bone segments or signi­cant dural injury is present. If they are not pres­ent, the use of an overlay grafting technique is sufcient. However, if either is present, one should utilize a composite graft or a separately harvested bone plus mucosa grafting technique where the bone is placed in an underlay fashion while the mucosa is placed in an overlay fashion. If the defect is >5mm, the repair should be per­formed with a composite graft or separate bone plus mucosa grafting technique as described above. Meningitis (0.3%), brain abscess (0.9%), subdural haematoma (0.3%), smell disorders (0.6%), headache (0.3%) are the complications of endoscopic technique (much lesser than crani­otomy) [116].
Postoperative care includes bed rest with the head of the bed set at 15–30 degrees for 3–5days. The blood pressure should be maintained at a normal level. Stool softeners and cough suppres­sants to prevent straining, coughing. The patients should be advised to avoid blowing the nose and any heavy lifting. If a lumbar drain is utilized postoperatively, it should be left 3–5days with a maximum drainage of 10–15 cc/h. If non­absorbable packing is utilized, antibiotics should be given.
optic nerve whereas indirect optic nerve injury occurs due to blunt impact to head or face which further sets a shearing force damaging the optic nerve or its blood supply. Direct and indirect injuries both cause mechanical and ischemic damage to the optic nerve. CT scanning helps in delineating fractures of bones and is critical for surgical planning. MRI is superior in delineating soft tissue involvement. Both corticosteroids and surgical decompression alone or in combination helps in improving visual prognosis.
Orbital and Optic Nerve Anatomy [
117]
Optic nerve is 3–4mm in diametre, 35–50mm in length from retina to optic chiasma. It is basi­cally divided into four segments. The rst seg­ment named as intraocular segment is around 1mm in length. The second segment is intraor­bital with 20–30mm length, third and fourth seg­ments are intracanalicular (5–11 mm) and intracranial (3–16mm), respectively, as depicted in Fig.
7.54. The optic canal is approximately
6.5 mm in diametre and 8–10 mm in length. Figure 7.55 depicts relations of intracanalicular part of the optic nerve. Relations of intraorbital part of optic nerve are shown in Fig.7.56. Optic canal contains optic nerve axons, their supportive glia, the ophthalmic artery and branches of the carotid sympathetic plexus of the autonomic ner­vous system. Axons of the optic nerve arise from the ganglion cell layer of the retina and extend beyond chiasma and optic tracts just before syn­apsing in the lateral geniculate body.
7.10 Part J: Optic Nerve Anatomy andManagement
Orbit is pyramidal in shape with apex posteriorly and base directed anteriorly. The optic canal rests in the sphenoid bone and lies at the apex of the orbit. Optic nerve injury is classically divided into direct and indirect types. Direct optic nerve injury is caused by penetrating injuries to the
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Fig. 7.56 Relationship of intraorbital part of optic nerve
The optic nerve is surrounded by pia, arach­noid and dura mater in its intraorbital and intra­canalicular part which forms the optic sheath. In the intracanalicular part, the dura is fused to sphenoid periosteum and at the posterior end of the optic canal, the optic nerve sheath is fused to dura lining calvaria. Thus, intracranial part lies in subarachnoid space. Intraocular optic nerve is
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Opthalmic artery
supplied by arterial circle of Zinn–Haller with contributions from posterior ciliary arteries, the pial arterial network and the peripapillary choroi­dal vasculature. Perforating branches derived
Posterior ethmoidal artery and nerve
from the ophthalmic artery supplies intraorbital part of the optic nerve and intracanalicular part is supplied by small pial branches from ophthalmic artery. On the other hand, intracranial part is sup-