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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Manejo de las otolicuorreas

Enrique Fernández JuliánVicente Escorihuela GarcíaIgnacio Llópez CarrataláJaime Marco Algarra

subject

medicine.medical_specialtymedicine.anatomical_structureOtorhinolaryngologyPotential riskbusiness.industryCerebrospinal Fluid OtorrheamedicineEtiologySubarachnoid spacebusinessmedicine.diseaseMeningitisSurgery

description

Introduction: Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea results from an abnormal communication between the subarachnoid space and tympanomastoid compartment; most of them are of traumatic aetiology. They have clinical interest due to the potential risk of meningitis, directly related to the aetiology. Our aim was to show our experience in the management of this process. Methods: A total of 17 patients diagnosed and treated for cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea from 2003 to 2011.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otorri.2012.10.008