Comparison of biological changes in absorbable sutures in ph buffers, bile and pancreatic juice, and evaluation of the selection of sutures in biliary and pancreatic surgery

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 469-473

  Yamamoto, Masahiro ^a   Onoyama, Hirohiko ^a   Saitoh, Yoichi ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Absorbable sutures; Biliary and pancreatic surgery; Biological changes; Tissue reactions

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; CHROMIC CATGUT; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ALKALINITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BILE; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; DOG; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS JUICE; PANCREAS SURGERY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE REACTION;

EID: 0029852958     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000172491     Document Type: Article

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