Abstract:Purpose
To compare tissue inflammatory response, foreign body reaction, fibroplasia,
and proportion of type I/III collagen between closure of abdominal wall
aponeurosis using polyglactin suture and intraperitoneal implant of
polypropylene, polypropylene/polyglecaprone, and polyester/porcine collagen
meshes to repair defects in the abdominal wall of rats.
Methods
Forty Wistar rats were placed in four groups, ten animals each, for the
intraperitoneal implant of polypropyl… Show more
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