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Fibrotic-haemorrhagic reaction to synthetic dural substitute

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A case is presented in which a patient developed a complication related to the use of Silastic dural substitute. Ten years after the initial surgery, a fibrotic-haemorrhagic reaction around the graft material was found, mimicking a recurrent meningioma clinically and radiologically. A review of the literature and suggested mechanisms of these complications are reported.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Genoa, Medical School, Genoa, Italy

    D. Siccardi & A. Ventimiglia

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Siccardi, D., Ventimiglia, A. Fibrotic-haemorrhagic reaction to synthetic dural substitute. Acta neurochir 132, 148–149 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01404864

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