Navigating Post-operative Complications: A Case Report of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak and Pan-Resistant Enterobacter Infection Following Lumbar Fusion [PDF]
Journal of Orthopaedic Case ReportsIntroduction: Post-operative cerebrospinal fluid leakage and deep surgical site infection are challenging complications after instrumented lumbar fusion, and their coexistence – especially with multidrug-resistant organisms – increases morbidity while ...
Kushal R Gohil +5 more
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Transforaminal epidural blood patch for intractable spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak: a case report [PDF]
JA Clinical Reports, 2017 Background Epidural blood patch (EBP) is a recognized treatment for spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak (SCFL) and is typically administered by the interlaminar approach.
Aki Fujiwara +6 more
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Unintentional injection of contrast agent into the subdural space during an epidural blood patch procedure identified the site of cerebrospinal fluid leak: a case report [PDF]
JA Clinical ReportsBackground CT myelography is a definitive diagnostic tool for cerebrospinal fluid leakage. We report a case in which the site of a cerebrospinal fluid leak that had been difficult to identify on CT myelography was fortuitously localized owing to ...
Momoko Hattori +6 more
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Cerebrospinal fluid leak-associated ventriculitis – a case report [PDF]
Clinical MedicineWe present a case of a 74-year-old woman with headaches, pyrexia and intermittent right-sided otorrhoea and rhinorrhoea. Her nasal discharge tested positive for beta-2-transferrin, confirming a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak.
Amir Waheed, Faryal Amir
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak From COVID-19 Swab [PDF]
OTO Open, 2021 Yusuf Mosen Agamawi MD +2 more
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Endoscopic Repair of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak. [PDF]
Neurosurg PractBACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE: The evolution of endoscopic techniques in spine has allowed novel approaches to various pathologies. We describe the use of endoscopy for repair of refractory cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak after lumbar puncture (LP).
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Heliyon, 2021 Cerebellar tonsillar descent can be seen on head magnetic resonance imaging in both Chiari malformation type 1 and spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak creating the potential for misdiagnosis.
Tommy Lik Hang Chan +3 more
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Very Late Presentation of Csf Rhinorrhea after 45 Years of Head Trauma: A Case Report [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2021 Introduction: Very late presentation of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea is quite rare with some factors like brain shrinkage with age and ethmoidal growth fracture that lead to leakage from fracture site.
Kulwinder-Singh Sandhu +3 more
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A Case of Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhoea: A Surgical Challenge [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013 CEREBROSPINAL FLUID rhinorrhoea is defined as the leakage of CEREBROSPINAL FLUID through the nose due to communication between nasal cavity and Sub–arachnoid space. It occurs due to breach in 4 layers–mucosa of the nose and PNS, skull base, Duramater,
Sumitha R +3 more
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Top-cited articles in cerebrospinal fluid leak (rhinorrhea and otorrhea) (1945–2018)
Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2021 Introduction: As scientific knowledge has grown in biomedicine, it has also become necessary to develop tools to manage and understand the body of evidence.
Irene Monjas-Cánovas +4 more
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