Anterior cervical micro-dural repair of cerebrospinal fluid fistula after surgery for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: Technical note

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 511-514

  Epstein, Nancy E ^a,b   Hollingsworth, Renee ^a  

^a University Medical College   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical micro dural repair; CSF fistula; OPLL

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DURA MATER; FEMALE; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; FISTULA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; OSSIFICATION OF POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; SUTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032785488     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(99)00135-4     Document Type: Article

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