Reconstructive surgery of the urethra: A pilot study in the rabbit on the use of hyaluronan benzyl ester (Hyaff-11) biodegradable grafts

Urological Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-142

  Italiano, G ^b   Abatangelo Jr , G ^a   Calabro', A ^a   Abatangelo Sr , G ^a   Zanoni, R ^b   O'Regan, M ^b   Passerini Glazel, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Fidia Advanced Biopolymers   (Italy)

Author keywords

Guided tissue regeneration; Hyaluronic acid; Rabbits; Urethral

Indexed keywords

HYALURONAN BENZYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; URETHROPLASTY;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; HYALURONIC ACID; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RABBITS; REGENERATION; TIME FACTORS; URETHRA;

EID: 0031001683     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01037930     Document Type: Article

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