Abstract |
Operations were carried out on eight cats using a transcervical, transclival approach to expose the sixth cranial nerve just beside the basilar artery. In one case 5 mm of the nerve were resected; three months later no reinnervation was seen. In another cat the nerve ends were merely adapted, and good regeneration was seen despite slight neuroma formation. In a third case TabotampR and Aron-Alpha R were used to repair the skull base; this resulted in a neuroma and in atrophy of the sixth cranial nerve with scar adhesions rendering regeneration impossible. In five cases the transsected nerves were glued together with a fibrin adhesive, with excellent results: very good regeneration and reinnervation occurred within three months with ideal parallel alignment of the nerve fibres at the site of the lesion.
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Authors | G Sandvoss, G Stoltenburg-Didinger, M G Yasargil |
Journal | Neurochirurgia
(Neurochirurgia (Stuttg))
Vol. 30
Issue 3
Pg. 65-8
(May 1987)
ISSN: 0028-3819 [Print] Germany |
PMID | 2441279
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Drug Combinations
- Fibrin Tissue Adhesive
- Fibrinogen
- Factor XIII
- Aprotinin
- Thrombin
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Topics |
- Abducens Nerve
(pathology, surgery)
- Animals
- Aprotinin
(administration & dosage)
- Cats
- Cranial Fossa, Posterior
- Drug Combinations
(administration & dosage)
- Factor XIII
(administration & dosage)
- Fibrin Tissue Adhesive
- Fibrinogen
(administration & dosage)
- Microsurgery
- Nerve Regeneration
(drug effects)
- Thrombin
(administration & dosage)
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