Abstract:Objective: Through a retrospective analysis of the imaging characteristics of a patient with recurrent intracranial hypertension combined with cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea, this study aims to summarize the CT and MRI imaging features of intracranial hypertension, thereby providing diagnostic and therapeutic references for similar clinical cases. Methods: A case of recurrent intracranial hypertension with cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea treated at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University in 2020 was selected as the study subject. Relevant clinical data were collected, and follow-up on prognosis was conducted. Results: A 50-year-old male patient was admitted with the chief complaint of "intermittent clear watery discharge from the right nasal cavity for 4 months," a history of hypertension for 10 years, a body weight of 92 kg, and a BMI of 31.1. Following comprehensive sinus CT, MRI, and analysis of nasal secretions, he underwent total anesthesia for repair of a cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea in the lateral recess of the right sphenoid sinus. Six months postoperatively, the patient was readmitted due to "clear watery discharge from the left nasal cavity for 2 months"; after completing relevant examinations, he underwent total anesthesia for repair of a cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea in the lateral recess of the left sphenoid sinus. At one year postoperatively, follow-up showed no recurrence of nasal symptoms and a weight reduction to 85 kg. Conclusion: Vascular space enlargement in the sella turcica, widening of the subarachnoid space around the optic nerve, gasification of the lateral recess, and arachnoid granular cisterns are typical imaging features of intracranial hypertension; the management of intracranial hypertension complicated by cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea is a prolonged and complex process. Upon identification of imaging evidence of elevated intracranial pressure, lumbar puncture should be performed promptly to establish a definitive diagnosis and ensure timely, appropriate, and effective control of intracranial pressure.