Rupture of the lateral ventricle secondary to a fourth ventricle tumour resulting in an indirect nontraumatic cerebrospinal fluid fistula

• Main Authors: Tan, S.P., Abdullah, B.J.J., Waran, V., Liew, W.F.
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4145/1/Rupture_of_the_lateral_ventricle_secondary_to_a_fourth_ventricle_tumour_resulting_in_an_indirect_nontraumatic_cerebrospinal_fluid_fistula.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4145/2/Rupture_of_the_lateral_ventricle_secondary.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4145/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

We present a rare indirect nontraumatic cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistula secondary to a fourth ventricle ependymoma. The fistula resulted from rupture of the left temporal horn, distant from the tumour. The fistula was well demonstrated by MRI. High-resolution CT demonstrated a defect in the roof o...