CT-Guided Percutaneous Fibrin Glue Therapy of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks in the Spine After Surgery

1 August 2000

journal article
clinical trial
Published by American Roentgen Ray Society in American Journal of Roentgenology

Vol. 175 (2) , 443-446
https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.175.2.1750443

Abstract

OBJECTIVE. The objective of this study is to assess CT-guided percutaneous injection of fibrin glue for the management of cerebrospinal fluid leaks within the spine. CONCLUSION. Percutaneous CT-guided placement of fibrin glue can provide a treatment option for postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leaks, potentially allowing a major surgical procedure to be avoided. However, the complication of aseptic meningitis may occasionally result from this procedure.

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