Korean J Spine.  2013 Mar;10(1):44-46. 10.14245/kjs.2013.10.1.44.

Postoperative Cervical Cord Compression Induced by Hydrogel Dural Sealant (DuraSeal(R))

• Lee SH
• Park CW
• Lee SG
• Kim WK

• KMID: 1424299
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14245/kjs.2013.10.1.44

Abstract

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage is a potential complication of cranial and spinal surgery. Postoperative CSF leakage can induce delayed healing, wound infection and meningitis. DuraSeal(R) (Covidien, Waltham, MA, USA) is a synthetic product which has been increasingly used to facilitate watertight repair of dural defects after cranial and spinal surgery. Despite some advantages of Duraseal(R), the authors report a patient who developed cord compression following the use of DuraSeal(R) in cervical spine surgery in which the expansion of the DuraSeal(R) was believed to be the causative factor.

Keyword

Dural sealant; DuraSeal(R); CSF leakage

MeSH Terms

Humans
Hydrogel
Meningitis
Spine
Wound Healing
Hydrogel