Punjab, April 14 -- BENGALURU, India, April 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - In a first-of-its-kind for the Karnataka region and among only the 2nd and 3rd such cases treated in India, Manipal Hospital Kanakapura Road has successfully performed surgical repair of an anterior dural tear in 2 patients with decade-long undiagnosed Spinal CSF leaks.

Both patients, who were in their late 30s, had endured decades of chronic disability and misdiagnosis. They were primarily treated elsewhere for presumed migraine until they finally found relief for the correct cause - Spinal CSF Leak,under the care of Dr. Sharath Kumar G G, Consultant - Radiology and Interventional Neuroradiology.Spinal CSF Leak and Dural Tear: Why Is Diagnosis So Difficult?The brain and t...