title: Use of a non-penetrating staple device for spinal dural closure.
abstract: Closure of the spinal dura by suture can be technically demanding and a watertight closure is rarely achieved. A method of dural closure using non-penetrating staples is described which permits rapid watertight closure of the dura even in confined spaces.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koskuba
mesh_terms: D004388:Dura Mater / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D017792:Surgical Stapling / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods