Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, UT, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
Tampa Bay Hearing and Balance Center, Tampa, FL.
Am J Otolaryngol. 2014 May-Jun;35(3):405-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2014.02.013. Epub 2014 Mar 5.
This case report describes a patient who was found to have a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak originating from the petrous apex. The patient initially presented with multiple bouts of meningitis. The patient was treated surgically via a middle cranial fossa approach but presented five years later with recurrent meningitis and was found to have an osseous defect of the petrous apex which was not recognized prior to the initial surgery.
本病例报告描述了一位患者，其被发现存在源自岩尖的脑脊液（CSF）漏。该患者最初表现为多次脑膜炎发作。该患者通过中颅窝入路进行了手术治疗，但五年后再次出现脑膜炎，并发现岩尖有一处先前初次手术未识别的骨质缺损。
