Cerebrospinal fluid fistula: frequency in head injuries.
The authors present 11,074 patients with head trauma managed in the Xoco and Juarez Hospitals from Mexico City, from 1980 through 1990. They report a frequency of cerebrospinal fluid fistulas in 1.3% of head trauma: 55% were anterior fossa fistulas and 39% middle fossa fistulas. The most common symptoms and the treatment are presented.
Department of Neurosurgery, Juarez Hospital, Mexico City, Mexico.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002558:Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged