title: Magnetic resonance cisternography in the diagnosis of delayed iatrogenic cerebrospinal fistula: a case report.
abstract: A 52-year-old woman presented with a clinical picture consistent with bacterial meningitis 3 years after functional endoscopic sinus surgery. Diagnosis of a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistula was made clinically, and the site of the fistula was confirmed using magnetic resonance cisternography. The utilization of this technique in the diagnosis of CSF disorders is gaining popularity. Its usefulness in the context of other imaging modalities is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Geyer
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Nabors
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Harrell
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Gomez
mesh_terms: D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D002946:Cisterna Magna; D003693:Delirium / Q000209:etiology; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005004:Ethmoid Bone / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008580:Meningism / Q000209:etiology; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology