The avoidance of surgery in the treatment of subarachnoid cutaneous fistula by the use of an epidural blood patch: technical case report.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
In this report, we present two cases of subarachnoid-cutaneous fistula. In both of these cases, in epidural blood patch, a technique frequently used by anesthetists and radiologists, was successfully used to treat the fistulae, thus avoiding the need for open closure.
Medical subject headings
- Blood Patch, Epidural
- Cutaneous Fistula
- Fistula
- Subarachnoid Space