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Unusual dural substitute complications in pediatric patients

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Arash Esmaeili & Farideh Nejat

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Mohsen Nouri

  3. Department of Pathology, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Maryam Monajemzadeh

  4. Department of Neurosurgery, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA

    Mostafa El Khashab

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Esmaeili, A., Nejat, F., Nouri, M. et al. Unusual dural substitute complications in pediatric patients. Childs Nerv Syst 28, 485–487 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-012-1679-y

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