Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene episcleral implants used as encircling scleral buckling. An experimental and histopathological study

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 110-117

  Korobelnik, J F ^b   D'Hermies, F ^a   Chauvaud, D ^a   Legeais, J M ^a   Hoang Xuan, T ^b   Renard, G ^a  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^b Hôtel Dieu ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Biocompatible materials; Polytetrafluoroethylene, expanded; Retinal detachment surgery; Scleral buckling

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCAPSULATION; GIANT CELL; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMPLANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RETINA DETACHMENT; SCLERA; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE;

EID: 0034088610     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000055599     Document Type: Article

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