Synthetic absorbable film for prevention of air leaks after stapled pulmonary resection

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 640-645

  Itoh, Eiji ^a   Matsuda, Shojiro ^b   Yamauchi, Koji ^b   Oka, Takashige ^b   Iwata, Hiroo ^c   Yamaoka, Yoshio ^a   Ikada, Yoshito ^d  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GUNZE Ltd   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d SUZUKA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Prevention of air leaks; Staple line reinforcement buttress; Stapled pulmonary resection; Synthetic absorbable film

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; TISSUE;

AIR LEAKS; REINFORCED BUTTRESS; STAPLED PULMONARY RESECTION; SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE FILM;

BIOFILMS;

COPOLYMER; POLYLACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DOG; EMPHYSEMA; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FILM; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG SURGERY; NONHUMAN; STAPLER; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ABSORPTION; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DOGS; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LUNG; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; SUTURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033646325     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-4636(2000)53:6<640::AID-JBM4>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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