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Reaction to silk suture in children undergoing neurosurgery: case reports and review of the literature

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  1. Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, AL, USA

    R. Shane Tubbs, Ketan Verma, Sheryl Riech, Martin Mortazavi & W. Jerry Oakes

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Clarian Neuroscience Institute, Indianapolis Neurosurgical Group and Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol

  3. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital, 1600 7th Avenue South ACC 400, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA

    R. Shane Tubbs

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Tubbs, R.S., Verma, K., Riech, S. et al. Reaction to silk suture in children undergoing neurosurgery: case reports and review of the literature. Childs Nerv Syst 27, 497–499 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-010-1327-3

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