Traumatic subarachnoid-pleural fistula
Abstract
Traumatic subarachnoid-pleural fistulas are rare. The authors found nine cases reported since 1959. Seven have been secondary to trauma and two following thoracotomy. One patient's death is thought to be directly related to the fistula. The diagnosis should be suspected in patients with a pleural effusion and associated vertebral trauma. The diagnosis can usually be confirmed with contrast or radioisotopic myelography. Successful closure of the fistula will usually occur spontaneously with closed tube drainage and antibiotics; occasionally, thoracotomy is necessary to close the rent in the dura.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- St. Louis Univ. Hospitals, MO
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6234486
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- J. Trauma; (United States)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 11
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; FISTULAE; DIAGNOSIS; VERTEBRAE; SCINTISCANNING; DTPA; FRACTURES; INJURIES; ISOMERIC NUCLEI; PLEURA; TECHNETIUM 99; AMINO ACIDS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHELATING AGENTS; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DRUGS; FAILURES; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MEMBRANES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOPROTECTIVE SUBSTANCES; SEROUS MEMBRANES; SKELETON; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; 550601* - Medicine- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics
Citation Formats
Brown, W H, and Stothert, Jr, J C. Traumatic subarachnoid-pleural fistula. United States: N. p., 1985.
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Brown, W H, & Stothert, Jr, J C. Traumatic subarachnoid-pleural fistula. United States.
Brown, W H, and Stothert, Jr, J C. 1985.
"Traumatic subarachnoid-pleural fistula". United States.
@article{osti_6234486,
title = {Traumatic subarachnoid-pleural fistula},
author = {Brown, W H and Stothert, Jr, J C},
abstractNote = {Traumatic subarachnoid-pleural fistulas are rare. The authors found nine cases reported since 1959. Seven have been secondary to trauma and two following thoracotomy. One patient's death is thought to be directly related to the fistula. The diagnosis should be suspected in patients with a pleural effusion and associated vertebral trauma. The diagnosis can usually be confirmed with contrast or radioisotopic myelography. Successful closure of the fistula will usually occur spontaneously with closed tube drainage and antibiotics; occasionally, thoracotomy is necessary to close the rent in the dura.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6234486},
journal = {J. Trauma; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 11,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1985},
month = {Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1985}
}
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