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CT-Guided Percutaneous Fibrin Glue Therapy of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks in the Spine After Surgery

¹ Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215.
² Present address: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, 3031 Tisch Way, Ste. 02, Plaza South, San Jose, CA 25128.
³ Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215.

OBJECTIVE. The objective of this study is to assess CT-guided percutaneous injection of fibrin glue for the management of cerebrospinal fluid leaks within the spine.

CONCLUSION. Percutaneous CT-guided placement of fibrin glue can provide a treatment option for postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leaks, potentially allowing a major surgical procedure to be avoided. However, the complication of aseptic meningitis may occasionally result from this procedure.

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