Inflammatory reaction to synthetic dural substitute. Case report.
The authors report an unusual complication related to a dural substitute. An inflammatory response to a Marlex mesh duraplasty simulated a recurrent convexity meningioma 20 years after the initial surgery.
Cohen
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Department of Neurosurgery, New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Aleksic
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Ransohoff
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