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Magnetic Resonance Cisternography in the Diagnosis of Delayed Iatrogenic Cerebrospinal Fistula: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Geyer James D.,
Nabors Louis B.,
Harrell Lindy E.,
Gomez Camilo R.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/jon199774244
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , fistula , context (archaeology) , cerebrospinal fluid , radiology , bacterial meningitis , meningitis , surgery , pathology , paleontology , biology
A 52–year–old woman presented with a clinical picture consistent with bacterial meningitis 3 years after functional endoscopic sinus surgery. Diagnosis of a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistula was made clinically, and the site of the fistula was confirmed using magnetic resonance cisternography. The utilization of this technique in the diagnosis of CSF disorders is gaining popularity. Its usefulness in the context of other imaging modalities is discussed.