Abstract

SANTANA ALVAREZ, Jorge et al. Fistula of the middle ear: a case report. AMC [online]. 2016, vol.20, n.1, pp. 69-76. ISSN 1025-0255.

Background: fistulas of cephalospinal liquid in the ear have many causes. Translabyrinthine fistulae are associated with congenital causes in the 95 % of the patients. Spontaneous otorrhea fistulae are consequence of a dural defect that causes an abnormal communication between the subarachnoid space and pneumatized cavities of the temporal bone. This abnormal communication is the access of pathogenic germs and can cause an infection in the central nervous system. This serious complication can compromise the life of the patient. The risk of meningitis in patients with fistulae of the cephalospinal liquid is about a 50 %. Objective: to describe the case of a female patient with a congenital fistula and repeated manifestations of meningoencephalitis. Clinical case: a nine-year-old female patient with a congenital fistula who had presented manifestations of meningoencephalitis 25 times. The surgery was conducted using autologous tissue placed in multiple layers linked with Tisuacryl®. A vestibular closure of the fistula was performed preventing the recurrence of meningoencephalitis. The patient had a favorable progress after the operation. Conclusion: the early diagnosis through a correct physical examination, the confirmation of the nature of the liquid by the laboratory, the imaging test that confirmed the clinical suspicion, and the combined closure of the fistula with autologous tissue constituted the right diagnostic-therapeutic sequence that guaranteed the success in this patient.

Keywords : FISTULA; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; EAR, MIDDLE; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; CHILD.

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