Epidural thickness of the dura sealants HEMOPATCH® and TACHOSIL® after elective supratentorial craniotomy: A comparative retrospective monocentric cohort study

Jakob Rossmann, Andreas Schicho, Julius Höhne, Thomas Eibl, Eduard Yakubov, Johannes Falter, Nils Ole Schmidt, Karl-Michael Schebesch, Department of Neurosurgery, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Department of Neurosurgery, Paracelsus Medical University Nürnberg, Department of Radiology, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg

Journal of Biomaterials Applications

Published online on June 17, 2026

Abstract

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This study compares the in vivo behavior (epidural thickness and complication rate including the development of cerebrospinal fluid fistula, CSF-fistula) of the newer dura sealant HEMOPATCH® (HP) with that of the well-established patch TACHOSIL® (TS) in ...