Subarachnoid-pleural fistula. Case report and review of the literature.
A case is described of a subarachnoid-pleural fistula developing after resection of an intrathoracic benign nerve sheath tumor near the eleventh thoracic vertebra. The fistula was demonstrated by myelography and was corrected surgically. Of 12 previously reported cases, 11 occurred after trauma and one after an operation.
D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013346:Subarachnoid Space