Localization of a rapid CSF leak with digital subtraction myelography.
A 53-year-old woman with superficial siderosis underwent spinal MR imaging, which demonstrated a large cervicothoracic epidural fluid collection compatible with a CSF leak. Conventional and dynamic CT myelography failed to localize the dural tear because of rapid equilibration of myelographic contrast between the thecal sac and the extradural collection. The superior temporal resolution of digital subtraction myelography precisely localized the CSF leak preoperatively and led to the successful surgical correction of the dural tear.
Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85259-5404, USA. hoxworth.joseph@mayo.edu
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Hoxworth
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Patel
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Bosch
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KD
Nelson
D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004824:Epidural Space; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D019585:Intracranial Hypotension / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae