title: Spontaneous haematoma as unusual complication of silastic dural substitute. Report of 2 cases.
abstract: Two cases of an unusual complication of synthetic duraplasty are reported. In both cases, patients had been operated on because of meningiomas and dural defects had been repaired with Silastic. Some years later they developed severe graft-related haematomas and were ultimately successfully treated only by the removal of the synthetic grafts. On the basis of this and other clinical experiences, biological dural grafts seem to be preferable to synthetic ones.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Niguarda Ca'Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fontana
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Talamonti
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: D'Angelo
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Arena
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Monte
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Collice
mesh_terms: D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers