Coronary artery bypass surgery in the presence of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea

Abstract

A seventy eight year old male patient was admitted in our hospital with headache, vomiting, irritability and confusion. Initially he was diagnosed as a case of pyogenic encephalitis. Further investigations revealed that patient had cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea and coronary artery disease. He successfully underwent coronary artery bypass grafting and cerebrospinal fluid leak repair.

Keywords

• Cerebrospinal fluid; Coronary artery disease; Rhinorrhea