Biocompatible properties of surgical mesh using an animal model

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 42-45

  Krause, Hannah G ^a   Galloway, Stuart J ^b   Khoo, Soo K ^c   Lourie, Richard ^b   Goh, Judith T W ^a  

^a GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal model; Biocompatibility; Monofilament; Multifilament; Surgical mesh

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLYPROPYLENE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLANT; FIBROSIS; IMPLANTATION; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PELVIS SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PELVIS; POLYPROPYLENES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 33645072985     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2006.00513.x     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Olsen AL, Smith VJ, Bergstrom JO, Colling JC, Clark AL. Epidemiology of surgically managed pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence. Obstet Gynecol. 1997; 89: 5-506.
2. MacLennan AH, Taylor AW, Wilson DH, Wilson D. The prevalence of pelvic floor disorders and their relationship to gender, age, parity and mode of delivery. BJOG 2000; 107: 1460-1470.
3. Weber AM, Walters MD. Anterior vaginal prolapse: Review of anatomy and techniques of surgical repair. Obstet Gynecol. 1997; 89: 311-318.
4. Kahn MA, Stanton SL. Techniques of rectocele repair and their effects on bowel function. Int Urogynecol J. 1998; 9: 37-47.
5. Sand PK, Koduri S, Lobel RW et al. Prospective randomized trial of polyglactin 910 mesh to prevent recurrence of cystocele and rectoceles. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2001; 184: 1357-1362.
6. Weber AM, Walters MD, Piedmonte MR, Ballard LA. Anterior colporrhaphy: A randomized trial of three surgical techniques. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2001; 185: 1299-1306.
7. Amid PK. Classification of biomaterials and their related complications in abdominal wall hernia surgery. Hernia 1997; 1: 15-21.
8. Greca F, de Paula J, Biondo-Simoes M et al. The influence of differing pore sizes on the biocompatibility of two polypropylene meshes in the repair of abdominal defects. Experimental study in dogs. Hernia 2001; 5: 59-64.
9. Zieren J, Maecker F, Neuss H, Muller J. Trevira mesh: A promising new implant for the treatment of abdominal hernias. Langenbeck's Arch Surg. 2002; 387: 8-13.
10. Klinge U, Klosterhalfen B, Birkenhauer V, Junge K, Conze J, Schumpelick V. Impact of polymer pore size on the interface scar formation in a rat model. J Surg Res. 2002; 103: 208-214.
11. De Paula E, Silva E, de Rosa E, Barbosa S. Tissue reactions to polypropylene mesh used in maxillofacial trauma. Braz Dent J. 2001; 12: 121-125.
12. Ferrando JM, Vidal J, Armengol M et al. Experimental evaluation of a new layered prosthesis exhibiting a low tensile modulus of elasticity: long-term integration response within the rat abdominal wall. World J Surg. 2002; 26: 409 -415.
13. Beets GL, Go PMNYH, van Mameren H. Foreign body reactions to monofilament and braided polypropylene mesh used as preperitoneal implants in pigs. Eur J Surg. 1996; 162: 823-825.
14. Klosterhalfen B, Klinge U, Schumpelick V. Functional and morphological evaluation of different polypropylene-mesh modifications for abdominal wall repair. Biomaterials 1998; 19: 2235-2246.
15. Lamb JP, Vitale T, Kaminski DL. Comparative evaluation of synthetic meshes used for abdominal wall replacement. Surgery 1982; 93: 643-648.
16. Alexander JW, Kaplan JZ, Altemeier WA. Role of suture materials in the development of wound infection. Ann Surg. 1967; 165: 192-199.
17. Bobyn JD, Wilson GJ, MacGregor DC. Effect of pore size on the peel strength of attachment of fibrous tissue to porous-surfaced implants. J Biomed Mater Res. 1982; 16: 571-584.
18. Klinge U, Klosterhalfen B, Conze J et al. Modified mesh for hernia repair that is adapted to the physiology of the abdominal wall. Eur J Surg. 1998; 164: 951-960.