[Intranasal endoscopic surgery on the anterior cranial fossa via the anterior skull base].

Objective: To explore the possibility of performing anterior cranial fossa surgery by an intranasal endoscope via the anterior skull base.

Method And Results: A rare case of accidental insertion of chopstick into the anterior cranial fossa as deep as 6.5 cm was reviewed and analyzed. The residue of the plastic chopstick was successfully taken out from the anterior skull cavity by an intranasal endoscope that was insorted into the earity via the anterior cranial base followed by surgical management of the cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea with the skull defect repair. Complete postoperative recovery of the child was achieved.

Conclusion: The foreign material near the anterior cranial base of the anterior skull cavity can be removed via intranasal endoscope through the anterior cranial base.