OBJECT Cerebrospinal fluid leakage is an immanent risk of cranial surgery with dural opening. Recognizing the risk factors for this complication and improving the technique of dural closure may reduce the associated morbidity and its surgical burden. The aim of this paper was to investigate whether the addition of TachoSil on top of the dural suture reduces postoperative CSF leakage compared wi...

In order to prevent hemorrhage during surgical procedures, a wide range of hemostatic agents have been developed. However, their efficacy is variable; hemostatic devices that use bioactive components to accelerate coagulation are dependent on natural sources, which limits reproducibility. Hybrid devices in which chain-end reactive poly(ethylene glycol) is employed as active component sometimes ...

RATIONALE The application of a haemostatic agent in general surgery, in addition to its effect on bleeding, also provides tissue sealing and adhesion. A sponge drug is used with some actions of resection and wide dissection, without knowledge of the eligibility of patients. In this study, we sought to identify clusters of patients for which the medicated sponge enhances tissue sealing. METHOD...

Dear Editor, Vascular reconstruction unavoidably results in lymphatic injury due to the intricate association of lymphatics with arteries and veins. There are also signifi cant lymph node groups found near the major vessels. The lymphatic system, however, has a remarkable ability to regenerate and most injuries to the lymphatics heal spontaneously without lasting effects. In some cases, however...

BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most common cancer of the gastrointestinal tract. In Denmark is CRC the 3. most frequent form of cancer and the 3. leading cause of cancer-related death. Anastomoses: Surgical resection is the only curative treatment of CRC and in Denmark about 85% of patients with CRC are therefore operated. An anastomosis will be established in most cases. Colorectal ...

Urethrocavernous fistula is a rare complication of penile prosthesis. Literature lacks any materials regarding this complication's treatment. We report our experience with a 66-year-old man who developed urethrocavernous fistula after penile prosthesis implant. Our technique involves the careful closure of urethral and corpus cavernosum defects with application of TachoSil (®) above the sutures...