Prevention of retrosternal adhesion formation in a rabbit model using bioresorbable films of polyethylene glycol and polylactic acid

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 118-122

  Okuyama, Naoki ^a,b   Rodgers, Kathleen E ^a   Wang, Catherine Y ^d   Girgis, Wefki ^a   Oz, Mehmet ^d   St Amand, Karen ^a   Pines, Eli ^c   Decherney, Alexander H ^a   Rose, Eric A ^d   Cohn, Daniel ^e   Dizerega, Gere S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Life Medical Sciences   (United States)

^d College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^e HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL; POLYLACTIC ACID;

ADHESION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM;

EID: 0344936038     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1998.5317     Document Type: Article

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