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  • Title: Spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak demonstrated by retrograde myeloscintigraphy.
    Author: Silverman ED, Davis WB, Harbert JC, Levenson SM.
    Journal: Clin Nucl Med; 1981 Jan; 6(1):27-9. PubMed ID: 7449237.
    Abstract:
    Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks may occur following spinal surgery and are commonly associated with infection. These leaks can be successfully evaluated with retrograde myeloscintigraphy using the same techniques applied in diagnosing CSF otorrhea and rhinorrhea. This report describes the utility of this procedure in differentiating a process due solely to postoperative infection from one that involves both an inflammatory site and a fistulous tract with the subarachnoid space.
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