THE RESULTS OF TREATMENT OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA POSTTRAUMA IN VIET DUC HOSPITAL

Ngô Mạnh Hùng

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Abstract

Objective: assessment of treatment results of cerebrospinal fluid leak due to skull base fracture posttrauma in Viet Duc Hospital. Patients and method: a cross-section, descriptive, retrospective study with 31 patients who were diagnosed and treated with cerebrospinal fluid fistula in Viet-Duc Hospital from 2017 Jan to 2018 Dec. Results: Male predominance (90.3%); mean age was 29.03; traffic accident account for 87.1%. The treatment method included medical treatment (22.6%) and surgery (77.4%). There was a case with cerebrospinal fluid leak recurrence after surgery which was successfully treated with lumbar drainage. Year-follow-up results showed 93.5% of patients with good and 6.5% of patients with moderate. Conclusion: Cerebrospinal fluid fistula due to skull base fractures were successfully and safely treated.

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