Traumatic subarachnoid-pleural fistula.
A patient with a traumatic subarachnoid-pleural fistula successfully managed by closed tube thoracostomy is presented. Management of this patient differed significantly from that previously reported for similar cases.
D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013346:Subarachnoid Space / Q000601:surgery; D013905:Thoracoplasty