Safety and efficacy of a novel polyethylene glycol hydrogel sealant for watertight dural repair

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 52-58

  Cosgrove, G Rees ^a,m   Delashaw, Johnny B ^b   Grotenhuis, J Andre ^c   Tew, John M ^d   Van Loveren, Harry ^e   Spetzler, Robert F ^f   Payner, Troy ^g   Rosseau, Gail ^h   Shaffrey, Mark E ⁱ   Hopkins, L Nelson ^j   Byrne, Richard ^k   Norbash, Alex ^l  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^f BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g Indianapolis Neurosurgical Group   (United States)

^h Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^k RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^l BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^m LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid leak; Craniectomy; Craniotomy; Dural defect repair; Polyethelene glycol hydrogel sealant

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL; SEALANT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIECTOMY; CRANIOTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYDROGEL; LABORATORY TEST; LIQUORRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL SURGERY; STROKE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SUTURING METHOD; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 33846318589     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2007.106.1.52     Document Type: Article

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