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A case of late orthostatic headache secondary to lumbar hidden dural fistula 20 months after epidural anesthesia
Author(s) -
Ros Forteza F. J.,
Dias da Costa M. A.,
Pais R. P.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1429
Subject(s) - medicine , myelography , epidural blood patch , lumbar , fistula , anesthesia , surgery , orthostatic vital signs , radiology , complication , blood pressure , spinal cord , psychiatry
Key Clinical Message The clinical recognition of CSF fistula is a clinical challenge. We report the case of a young woman, who presented with a late orthostatic headache 20 months after epidural anesthesia. She developed a lumbar dural fistula of CSF confirmed in myelography CT scanning and treated successfully with epidural blood patch.

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