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Spontaneous resolution of cerebrospinal fluid otorrhoea in a patient with a Hyrtl's fissure
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2015
Abstract
This paper reports a rare case of cerebrospinal fluid leak due to a Hyrtl's fissure and discusses the non-operative management of the case.
Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhoea is a rare phenomenon arising from an abnormal communicating tract between the subarachnoid space and middle ear. Affected patients are at a higher risk of developing meningitis and other neuro-otological complications. There are four common congenital causes of cerebrospinal fluid otorrhoea in the region of a normal labyrinth. This paper describes a case of cerebrospinal fluid in the middle ear resulting from a Hyrtl's fissure, which resolved spontaneously.
A literature search indicated this to be the first case with such a resolution without the need for any intervention.
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