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[Use of polyester urethane (Neuro-Patch) as a dural substitute. Prospective study of 70 cases].
Neuro-Chirurgie 2003 May
Between October 1995 and March 1998, 70 patients were treated with a microporous polyester urethane dura substitute (Neuro-Patch), after brain or spinal surgery. These patients were assessed clinically and radiologicaly 10 days, 6 weeks and 1 year after surgery. Radiological evaluation used CT scan or MRI. All dura substitutes were fixed by continuous suture to the surrounding dura-mater. We studied the handling properties, the incidence of infection and of CSF leakage. Eleven patients underwent craniotomy again. This gave us the opportunity to examine the adhesion to the brain tissue and the integration of the dura substitute. Six sheets underwent histological examination. Our results show good handling properties of the material; 3 infections; 6 out of 9 radiological CSF leakage occurred from infratentorial surgery. During reoperation, no adhesion to the brain tissue or injury to the brain while detaching the dura substitute was noticed. An excellent histological integration was observed: pores of the Neuro-Patch were colonized by fibroblasts synthesizing collagen, and there was no immune or inflammatory reaction, with an actual 4 to 6 years follow-up. A Neuro-Patch can therefore be recommended as a dura substitute to repair spinal or cranial dural defects.
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