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Pediatr Neurosurg 2021 Feb 24:1-5. Epub 2021 Feb 24.

Department of Neurosurgery, CMI Aster Hospital, Bengaluru, India.

Introduction: The growing skull fracture (GSF) is a rare complication seen after head injury in infants and young children. It occurs due to a wide skull defect with underlying dural defect and changes in pressure gradients within skull cavity. Neglected cases may develop progressive neurological deficits and complications after second head trauma. Read More

Macromol Biosci 2021 Feb 24:e2000393. Epub 2021 Feb 24.

Engineering Technology Research Center for Sports Assistive Devices of Guangdong, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou, 510630, China.

Polymer hydrogels are generally insufficient biomechanics, strong resistance to cell adhesion, and weak bioactivity which limits their application in bone tissue engineering considerably. In order to develop a bone tissue engineering material with both good mechanical properties, osteogenic and angiogenic activity. Nanofibers carrying DNA plasmid (pNF) are introduced to gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) and thiolated chitosan (TCS) system for preparing a novel GelMA/TCS/pNF composite hydrogel with dual network structure. Read More

Otol Neurotol 2021 Feb 23. Epub 2021 Feb 23.

Rush Medical College Department of Radiology Department of Neurological Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.

Objective: To characterize the radiologic findings of petrous apex cephalocele (PAC) in a patient cohort, and report the surgical management for three symptomatic PAC patients and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak via the middle cranial fossa approach.

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Setting: Academic center. Read More

Turk Neurosurg 2020 Jul 16. Epub 2020 Jul 16.

Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Facultad de Medicina, LINT, Tucumán, Argentina.

Introduction: Up to date, there are few conditions where the nasoseptal flap (NSF) is not considered as a valid option in the reconstructive phase: 1) when the neurosurgeon does not use an endoscopic technique or 2) when the neurosurgeon uses the endoscopic technique, but there is no genuine indication for the mentioned flap. Therefore, the young skull base neurosurgeon is challenged to master other techniques (other than NSF) for the reconstructive phase. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of fat and fibrin glue to prevent postoperative CSF leak in pituitary surgery. Read More