Feasibility of placement of an anterior cervical epidural blood patch for spontaneous intracranial hypotension.
The dorsal epidural blood patch is a commonly used management technique for spontaneous intracranial hypotension from a dural CSF leak, but it may be less efficacious for cervical or ventral leaks. We report the technique of placing an anterior cervical blood patch for a large cervical ventral leak. To our best knowledge, this approach has not been reported. In the appropriately selected patient, an anterior cervical epidural blood patch may be safely used.
Department of Neuroradiology, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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Villablanca
D000328:Adult; D017217:Blood Patch, Epidural / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D019585:Intracranial Hypotension / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods; D013353:Subdural Effusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome