International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 4, Issue 3 , Pages 105-110 , September 2009

Idiopathic cerebrospinal fluid leakage from a patent fallopian canal involving arachnoid cyst in an infant: A case report

  • Kazuharu Yamazaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Iwate Medical University, Uchimaru 19-1, Morioka 020-8505, Iwate Pref., Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 19 651 5111; fax: +81 19 652 8642.
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  • Hiroaki Sato

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Iwate Medical University, Uchimaru 19-1, Morioka 020-8505, Iwate Pref., Japan
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  • Atsushi Kamei

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric, Iwate Medical University, Japan
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  • Manami Akasaka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric, Iwate Medical University, Japan

Received 9 July 2008 ,Accepted 9 September 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2008.09.003

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 4, Issue 3 , Pages 105-110 , September 2009

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