title: Traumatic subarachnoid-pleural fistula: case report.
abstract: Traumatic subarachnoid-pleural fistula was recently diagnosed in an 18-year-old male after a gunshot wound in the chest and spinal column. The diagnosis was suggested by persistent pleural drainage and headache in the setting of signs of spinal injury at the thoracic level. Computed tomographic myelography delineated the dural injury. The fistulous connection was defined and repaired at operation. This paper describes the diagnostic and therapeutic features encountered in the management of this rare disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Godley
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: McCabe
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000150:complications; D013346:Subarachnoid Space; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*