dural polyethylene glycol-based surgical sealant

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-013187",
  "term": "dural polyethylene glycol-based surgical sealant",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A surgical sealant composed of a low-swell formulation of polyethylene glycol (PEG) that can be used to seal tears in the dura during spinal surgery in order to prevent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage.",
  "abbreviation": "DESS",
  "synonyms": [
    "dural PEG surgical sealant",
    "DuraSeal dxact dural sealant",
    "DuraSeal exact spinal sealant",
    "DuraSeal exact spine sealant"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/dural-polyethylene-glycol-based-surgical-sealant/"
}