Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID	87630
Country	China

Category	Orthopedics
Manuscript Type	Case Report
Article Title	Surgical treatment of mixed cervical spondylosis with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leakage: A case report
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Zhong Yu, Hao-Fu-Zi Zhang and Yan-Jun Wang
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Yan-Jun Wang, BMed, Director, Doctor, Department of Emergency, Honghui Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong Uinversity, No. 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China. wangyanjun0215@126.com
Key Words	Cerebrospinal fluid leak; Degenerative spine pathology; Cervical spine; Surgical treatment; Case report
Core Tip	We report a 70-year-old female patient who had been treated for cerebral infarction. She complained of weakness in the right lower extremity and a feeling of stepping on cotton. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a strip of leaking cerebrospinal fluid posterior to the C1-4 vertebrae, and computed tomography showed a "sickle-shaped" disc prolapse with calcification in C4/5. We chose to perform an anterior cervical discectomy. When the prolapsed C4/5 disc was scraped, clear fluid leakage was seen and exploration revealed a 1 mm diameter rupture in the anterior aspect of the dura mater, with no significant cerebrospinal fluid leakage after 1 h.
Citation	Yu Z, Zhang HFZ, Wang YJ. Surgical treatment of mixed cervical spondylosis with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leakage: A case report . World J Clin Cases 2023; 11(29): 7242-7247

Received	2023-08-19 13:57
Peer-Review Started	2023-08-19 13:59
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Return for Revision	2023-09-04 02:54
Revised	2023-09-07 07:10
Second Decision	2023-09-18 02:37
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2023-09-18 08:36
Articles in Press	2023-09-18 08:36
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