Effectiveness of fibrin glue for preventing postoperative extradural fluid leakage

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 886-890

  Yoshimoto, Tetsuyuki ^a   Sawamura, Yutaka ^a   Houkin, Kiyohiro ^a   Abe, Hiroshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Craniotomy; Dura mater; Fibrin glue

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0031466690     PISSN: 03872572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.37.886     Document Type: Article

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