title: Subdural blood patch for the treatment of persistent CSF leak after permanent intrathecal catheter implantation: a report of two cases.
abstract: A CSF leak that persists despite conservative therapy may significantly increase the morbidity associated with implantable intrathecal drug delivery systems. This report presents 2 cases where the application of a subdural blood patch led to the satisfactory resolution of a persistent CSF leak after previous epidural blood patches had failed.
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas 79414, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dominguez
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authors.lastname: Latif
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rozen
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authors.lastname: Sahinler
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authors.lastname: Orbegozo
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authors.lastname: Edmunds
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authors.lastname: Lou
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authors.lastname: Day
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authors.lastname: Racz
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authors.lastname: Raj