Treatment of postoperative subgaleal cerebrospinal fluid fistulas by using fibrin sealant. Technical note.
The authors describe a simple technique by which a postoperative subgaleal cerebrospinal fluid fistula is treated by local tapping and injection of fibrin sealant through the same needle.
Menovsky
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Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Nijmegen St. Radboud, The Netherlands.
de Vries
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Bloss
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001921:Brain / Q000601:surgery*; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005402:Fistula / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D019233:Retreatment; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D014014:Tissue Adhesives