Clinical application of artificial dura mater to avoid cerebrospinal fluid leaks after microvascular decompression surgery

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 369-372

  Li, Ning ^a   Zhao, W G ^a   Pu, C H ^a   Shen, J K ^a  

^a SHANGHAI SECOND MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Artificial dura mater; Cerebrospinal fluid leak; Microvascular decompression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DURA MATER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; LIQUORRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTORRHEA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RHINORRHEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBDURAL EFFUSION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 32344432175     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-915629     Document Type: Article

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