Use of the amniotic membrane to cover the peritoneal cavity in the reconstruction of the abdominal wall with polypropylene mesh in rats

OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the efficacy of the amniotic membrane used with polypropylene mesh against the formation of adhesions and its influence on healing. METHODS: twenty five female Wistar rats were anesthetized for creating a parietal defect in the anterior abdominal wall. Its correction was made...

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Main Authors: Rafael Calvão Barbuto, Ivana Duval de Araujo, Daniel de Oliveira Bonomi, Luciene Simões de Assis Tafuri, Antônio Calvão Neto, Rodrigo Malinowski, Vinícius Silveira dos Santos Bardin, Mateus Duarte Leite, Ian Göedert Leite Duarte
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Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Series:Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
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