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Implantation of polyglycolic acid mesh over lung resection staple lines to prevent air leaksCentral MessagePerspective [PDF]
JTCVS TechniquesBackground: Postoperative air leak is the most common complication following lung resection, occurring in 30% to 58% patients. It requires postponing chest tube removal and contributes to postoperative pain, pneumonia, empyemas, and increased hospital ...
Lary A. Robinson, MD +7 more
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Endoscopic treatment of anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery by using polyglycolic acid sheets and fibrin glue [PDF]
DEN OpenWe describe the case of a 66‐year‐old man with an anastomotic fistula after rectal surgery, which was treated colonoscopically using polyglycolic acid sheets and fibrin glue. Polyglycolic acid sheets and fibrin glue have been used in thoracic surgery and
Kurodo Koshino +7 more
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Polylactic/polyglycolic acid copolymer is a good carrier for BMP-2 on bone regeneration?
Bioscience Journal, 2017 The aim of this work was to evaluate the role of polylactic /polyglycolic acid copolymer as carrier for BMP-2 on bone regeneration in rat calvarium. Forty five adult male rats underwent 5-mm critical defects in bone calvaria to be divided into three ...
Alexandre Ladeira Veloso dos Anjos +7 more
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020 Objectives A polyglycolic acid (PGA) patch is often used in pulmonary bullae resection, but consensus has not been reached on its effect on patient recovery.
Yuang Mao +6 more
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Treatment of critical-sized calvarial non-union defect via collagen-polyglycolic acid scaffold loading with simvastatin in rabbits [PDF]
The Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, 2016 The aim of the present study is to investigate the effects of a sustained-release simvastatin in collagen-polyglycolic acid scaffold on bone formation in the rabbit calvarial critical-sized defect.
Hooman Mesgarani +5 more
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Skin closure with polyglycolic acid (Dexon) [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1978 Summary Cosmetically satisfactory scars were achieved in 94.5% of skin crease orchidopexy wounds sutured with subcuticular polyglycolic acid. Of twenty-seven similar wounds closed with interrupted black silk sutures 18.5% developed hypertrophy at the medial end.
A E, MacKinnon, S, Brown
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Efficacy and safety of superficial chemical peeling in treatment of active acne vulgaris [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2017 : Acne vulgaris is an extremely common condition affecting the pilosebaceous unit of the skin and characterized by presence of comedones, papules, pustules, nodules, cysts, which might result in permanent scars. Acne vulgaris commonly involve adolescents
Hassanain Al-Talib +3 more
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Successful Enucleation of a Large Pancreatic Head Schwannoma
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2021 A presumed benign cystic tumor in the pancreatic head had been pointed out to a 78-year-old man 4 years ago. In addition to no communication between the tumor and the main pancreatic duct, magnetic resonance imaging showed that the cystic fluid was ...
Tomoyuki Yamaguchi +2 more
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Medicina, 2022 Congenital tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) without esophageal atresia is usually diagnosed and treated in the neonatal period. It is uncommon to occur in adulthood.
Ping-Ruey Chou, Chieh-Ni Kao, Yu-Wei Liu
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Immune response to polyglycolic acid implants [PDF]
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume, 1990 Cytological analysis of material aspirated from the effusion which occasionally develops around a polyglycolic acid (PGA) osteosynthesis implant showed a predominance of inflammatory monocytes and in particular lymphocytes. In order to discover whether PGA implants are immunologically inert, density gradient-isolated peripheral blood mononuclear cells
S, Santavirta +6 more
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