Bovine pericardium duraplasty: Epidural abscess as a rare complication

The following case of a posterior fossa decompression with duraplasty illustrates the occurrence of a rare complication of the procedure. The percentage of these procedures that develop complications vary greatly, ranging from 3–40% as is reported in the literature on the topic. Differences in compl...

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Main Authors: Anna Wethington, B.S., Nagarjuna Gujjula, M.B.B.S., Andrea Chamczuk, M.D., Renuga Vivekanandan, M.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751916300159