Difficulties in treatment of CSF leakage associated with a temporal meningocele
ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA, vol.149, no.12, pp.1239-1242, 2007 (SCI-Expanded)
- Publication Type: Article / Review
- Volume: 149 Issue: 12
- Publication Date: 2007
- Doi Number: 10.1007/s00701-007-1273-3
- Journal Name: ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.1239-1242
- Keywords: cerebrospinal fluid fistula, temporal meningocele, surgical approach, CEREBROSPINAL-FLUID RHINORRHEA, SPHENOID SINUS, ENCEPHALOCELE, CT, FISTULA, MR
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Temporal meningocele is a rarely encountered pathology. It is caused by communication between the subarachnoid space of the middle fossa and lateral extension of the sphenoid sinus.