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Indian Journal of Neurotrauma 2013; 10(01): 52-54
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnt.2013.04.002
Case Report
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Cerebrospinal fluid fistula due to penetrating trauma

Kerem Mazhar Ozsoy
a   Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Adana, Turkey
,
Guner Menekse
a   Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Adana, Turkey
,
Ali Ihsan Okten
a   Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Adana, Turkey
,
Aslan Guzel
b   Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Adana, Turkey
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18 July 2012

06 April 2013

Publication Date:
06 April 2017 (online)

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Abstract

Penetrating spinal injury with CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) leakage, without neurological deficit is extremely rare. Most of these CSF leakages spontaneously stops and do not threat life. CSF fistula due to penetrating trauma treated with conservatively in the first step. In the failure of conservative treatment surgery is necessary. Penetrating-cutting insults to the spinal cord are generally caused by back attack to the cervical and thoracic area and usually they are with incomplete cord injury. Most of these cases are caused by knife. In the present study a case with lumbar CSF leakage caused by knife injury treated with surgery without neurological deficit presented.

Keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid leak - Fistula - Penetrating injury
 

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