Samsara López Hernández, Carlos Alberto Rodríguez Arias, Jaime Santos Pérez, Mario Martínez-Galdámez, Adrián Fernández García, Herbert Daniel Jiménez Zapata
INTRODUCTION: Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistula, of unknown origin, is a rare condition whose etiology is increasingly related to idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). This study tries to raise awareness that they should not be considered as two different processes, but that fistulas can be a form of debut, requiring a study and subsequent treatment. Repair techniques are described, as well as the study of HII. RESULTS: We treated 8 patients, 5 women and three men, aged between 46 and 72 years, with a diagnosis of spontaneous CSF fistula, four nasal and four otics who underwent surgical treatment...
May 3, 2023: Neurocirugía (English Edition)