Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea from a Persistent Tympanomeningeal Fissure Presenting as Recurrent Serous Otitis Media

We describe spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) otorrhea through a patent tympanomeningeal (Hyrtl) fissure presenting as recurrent serous otitis media. The CSF leak was observed when a drain was placed through the tympanic membrane by an otologist. The diagnosis was then confirmed by computed tomo...

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Autores principales: Zakaryan, Arman, Poulsgaard, Lars, Hollander, Camilla, Fugleholm, Kåre
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4520992/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26251786
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1549220
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Sumario:We describe spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) otorrhea through a patent tympanomeningeal (Hyrtl) fissure presenting as recurrent serous otitis media. The CSF leak was observed when a drain was placed through the tympanic membrane by an otologist. The diagnosis was then confirmed by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, and the patient underwent a successful surgical treatment via a retrosigmoid approach. We describe the case and review causes of spontaneous CSF rhinorrhea/otorrhea.

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