Journal article
Unsuspected cerebrospinal fluid leak following a minor sacral fracture: A case report
Radiology case reports, Vol.19(2), pp.716-720
02/01/2024
DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.11.022
PMCID: PMC10716345
PMID: 38094197
Abstract
We describe a unique case of a 38-year-old female who presented at the emergency room due to a minor sacral fracture and local pain complicated by an initially undiagnosed cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. This case emphasizes the importance of radiologists being attentive to subtle imaging findings of CSF leaks on computed tomography (CT) examinations, even in cases of low-energy traumas, as well as the complementary role of a dedicated magnetic resonance (MR) imaging protocol for such diagnosis.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Unsuspected cerebrospinal fluid leak following a minor sacral fracture: A case report
- Creators
- Marcelo Rego Mota da Rocha Filho - Hospital Sírio-LibanêsViviane Sayuri Yamachira Dwan - Hospital Sírio-LibanêsDiogo Guilherme Leao Edelmuth - Hospital Sírio-LibanêsPaulo Victor Partezani Helito - Hospital Sírio-LibanêsDenise Tokechi Amaral - Hospital Sírio-LibanêsMarcos Felippe de Paula Correa - Hospital Sírio-LibanêsRenata Vidal Leão - Hospital Sírio-Libanês
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Radiology case reports, Vol.19(2), pp.716-720
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.11.022
- PMID
- 38094197
- PMCID
- PMC10716345
- ISSN
- 1930-0433
- eISSN
- 1930-0433
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2024
- Academic Unit
- Radiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984697735702771
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