Fistula LCR în chirurgia supuraţiilor otice: factori favorizanţi, simptomatologie, metode de rezolvare chirurgicală

The CSF leak is a severe and life threatening complication that can occur during surgery of the temporal bone for suppurative conditions of the ear. The authors make a short review of the favoring factors, means of diagnosis and treatment, both conserving and surgical used on the authors’ patients. We also present a case of CSF fistula caused by a rare condition, as well as the surgical technique used on this patient.