Migration of Oxidized Cellulose to the Ventricle as a Complication of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy: A Case Report

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is an increasingly common neurosurgical procedure. Hemostatic agentes (porcine gelatin and oxidized cellulose) are normally placed to plug the cortical hole after ETV to avoid cerebral spinal fluid leakage, subdural hygroma, and hemorrhage. Here we report the c...

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Main Authors: Aldo J. F. da Silva, Thiago Fortes, Rodrigo C. Bomfim, Ângelo M. S. Bomfim Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2018-10-01
Series:Brazilian Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1675367