Computed tomography demonstration of subarachnoid-pleural fistula.
A persistent left pleural effusion caused diagnostic difficulty in a young girl, 2 years after a road accident had rendered her paraplegic. Eventually, after instillation of a contrast medium into the pleural fluid, computed tomography showed a fistulous communication between the subarachnoid and pleural spaces at the level in the dorsal spine where trauma had occurred.
Department of Radiology, Lions Gate Hospital, North Vancouver, British Columbia.
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D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013346:Subarachnoid Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed