Evaluation of adhesion formation, mesh fixation strength, and hydroxyproline content after intraabdominal placement of polytetrafluoroethylene mesh secured using titanium spiral tacks, nitinol anchors, and polypropylene suture or polyglactin 910 suture

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 780-785

  Joels, C S ^a   Matthews, B D ^b   Kercher, K W ^a   Austin, C ^a   Norton, H J ^a   Williams, T C ^a   Heniford, B T ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fixation devices; Fixation, tensile strength; Intraabdominal adhesions; Laparoscopic ventral, incisional hernia repair; Prosthetic biomaterials, polytetrafluoroethylene mesh; Ventral hernia

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLYGLACTIN; POLYPROPYLENE;

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADHESION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERNIOPLASTY; IN VIVO STUDY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SUTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ADHESIONS; ALLOYS; ANIMALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HYDROXYPROLINE; LAPAROSCOPY; POLYGLACTIN 910; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RABBITS; SURGICAL MESH; SUTURES; TITANIUM;

EID: 24044523878     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-004-8927-5     Document Type: Article

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