Comparison of anastomotic suturing techniques in the rat esophagus

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 613-614

  Cui, Y ^a   Urschel, J D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Esophageal atresia; Suture techniques; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; RAT; STRENGTH; SUTURE; TENSION; WOUND HEALING;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANIMALS; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; POLYPROPYLENES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0032869521     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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