Useful ‘sliding-lock-knot’ technique for suturing dural patch to prevent cerebrospinal fluid leakage after extended transsphenoidal surgery

BACKGROUND: Postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage is a major problematic complication after extended transsphenoidal surgery (TSS). Watertight closure of the sellar dura with a fascial patch graft is a method of choice for preventing CSF leakage; however, suturing and knotting in a deep an...

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Main Authors: Sakamoto, Noriaki, Akutsu, Hiroyoshi, Takano, Shingo, Yamamoto, Tetsuya, Matsumura, Akira
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Technical Note
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3589849/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23493948
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.107546
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