A prospective analysis of the use of octylcyanoacrylate tissue adhesive for wound closure in pediatric neurosurgery

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 186-188

  Wang, Michael Y ^a   Levy, Michael L ^a,b   Mittler, Mark A ^a   Liu, Charles Y ^a   Johnston, Susan ^a   McComb, J Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanoacrylate; Tissue adhesive; Wound closure

Indexed keywords

2 OCTYLCYANOACRYLATE; CYANOACRYLATE; TISSUE ADHESIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CHILD; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURING METHOD; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYANOACRYLATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; TISSUE ADHESIVES; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0032777535     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028792     Document Type: Article

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