An unusual complication of silastic dural substitute: case report

Neurosurgery. 1990 Sep;27(3):491-3. doi: 10.1097/00006123-199009000-00030.

Abstract

A case is presented in which a patient developed an unusual complication after the use of Silastic dural substitute. In 1983, the patient underwent removal of a meningioma with the involved dura. Five years later, he developed around the graft material a very thick connective tissue capsule, which simulated a recurrent meningioma clinically and radiologically.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain Edema / etiology
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery
  • Calcinosis / etiology
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dura Mater* / blood supply
  • Dura Mater* / pathology
  • Fibrosis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningioma / diagnosis*
  • Meningioma / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnosis*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnostic imaging
  • Prostheses and Implants*
  • Radiography
  • Reoperation
  • Silicone Elastomers / adverse effects*
  • Tissue Adhesions

Substances

  • Silicone Elastomers