Extraordinarily Long-Term PosttraumaticCerebrospinal Fluid Fistula

• Published in: Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society pp. 403 - 405
• Main Authors: Hyoung Sub Kim, Jin Woo Hur, Jong Won Lee, Hyun Koo Lee
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한신경외과학회 01-11-2007
• Subjects: 신경외과학
• ISSN: 2005-3711; 1598-7876

Most posttraumatic cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage is noticed by the patients with the first symptom, rhinorrhea.
A 38-year-old woman presented with frequent clear continuous rhinorrhea and otorrhea for 5 years after basilar
skull fracture. After this, meningitis was developed with subsequent CSF fistula. Her clinical symptom was
improved by medical treatment. The dural defect and CSF leakage were not detected by computerized tomography
(CT) cisternography. We report a rare case of persistent posttraumatic CSF fistula that continued for five years. KCI Citation Count: 2