Background: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakages represent a major complication of skull
base surgery. Watertight dural suture is challenging, and different ways to reinforce it have …

Objective Dural closure is one of the most critical steps in neurosurgical procedures as it
prevents many common postoperative complications. Methods of dural closure include the …

BACKGROUND: In spinal surgery, repair of the dura is difficult when it is torn or fragile or is
ossified as in cases with ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament. We report our …

A completely satisfactory method for the repair of defects in the dura mater has been sought
for many years. The problem of insufficient dura for closure, which presents itself to the …

BACKGROUND: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks are widely recognized as commonly
occurring postoperative complications of neurosurgical procedures. We will focus on the …

Background Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage represents a major source of morbidity
following microvascular decompression (MVD) surgery. The objective of this study was to …

OBJECTIVE: Postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak in neurosurgery remains a
significant source of morbidity. TissuePatchDural (TPD), a novel impermeable adhesive …

Background Semisynthetic collagen matrices are promising duraplasty grafts with low risk of
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistulas, good tissue integration and minor foreign body reaction …

OBJECTIVE: A watertight and meticulous dural closure is an essential step after intradural
neurosurgical procedures. When such a task cannot be performed, dural replacement …

Objective Repair of a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak after transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) is
usually accomplished using various graft materials. These methods are effective in most, but …