All patients in this study were evaluated during the follow-up period. Patients' age, sex, occupation, residence, and telephone number were recorded for each participant for demographic purposes. General and local examinations were also performed preoperatively as usual.~Medical history, surgical approach, leakage site, complications, reconstruction technique, and follow-up were recorded.~All cases were treated by endonasal endoscopy~Complete sphenoethmoidectomy.~Draf type IIa, IIb, and III according to defect location.~Defect less than 3 mm closed by a plug of fat and facia lata or middle turbinate mucosa.~Defect more than 3 mm closed by underlying facia lata, underlying cartilage, and overlay facia lata.
This retrospective study was conducted on patients with frontal sinus leaks came to ENT departments of Al-Azhar University Hospital, New Damietta, Egypt, for a period of five years.