Effects of peritoneal closure and suture material on adhesion formation in a rabbit model

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 197, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 644.e1-644.e5

  Whitfield, Regina R ^a   Stills Jr , Harold F ^b   Huls, Hallie R ^a   Crouch, Jeremy M ^a   Hurd, William W ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adhesions; laparotomy; peritoneal closure; rabbits; sutures

Indexed keywords

POLIGLECAPRONE; POLYDIOXANONE; POLYGLACTIN; SUTURE MATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; LAPAROTOMY; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM; PERITONEUM ADHESION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 36448982898     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.08.022     Document Type: Article

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