Absorbable PDS-II suture and nonabsorbable polypopylene suture in aortic anastomoses in growing piglets

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 165-169

  Chang, Shiao Hwang ^a   Weng, Zen Chung ^a   Yang, An Hang ^a   Lai, Shiau Ting ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aortic anastomosis; Polydioxanone; Polypropylene; Suture material

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; POLYDIOXANONE; POLYPROPYLENE; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ANEURYSM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; GRAFT OCCLUSION; NONHUMAN; SWINE; THORACIC AORTA; TISSUE GROWTH;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; POLYDIOXANONE; POLYPROPYLENES; SUTURES; SWINE;

EID: 0031959525     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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