Abstract:We investigated the efficacy of kidney wrapping with polyglycolic acid (PGA) mesh for control of hemorrhage and preservation of renal function following extensive potentially lethal kidney lacerations in the dog. Wrapping of lacerated kidneys resulted in reapposition of the renal parenchyma and prompt, sustained hemostasis. At 21 days following injury the renal lacerations were well healed. Among five dogs with lacerations involving the entire surface of one kidney, the mean of the ratios of the creatinine cle… Show more
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