Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene and polypropylene in the repairing of abdominal wall defects in Wistar rats: comparative study Uso das telas de politetrafluoroetileno e polipropileno no reparo de defeitos da parede abdominal em ratos Wistar: estudo comparativo

PURPOSE: To compare the use of polypropylene and PTFE meshes in the treatment of incisional hernias made experimentally on Wistar rats. METHODS: The experiment used 24 Wistar rats divided into three cohorts: C-A (ressection of a segment of abdominal wall), E-A (ressection and placement of PTFEe mesh...

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Main Authors: Armando José d'Acampora, Fabrícia Slomski Joli, Ricardo Tramonte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2006-12-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502006000600010