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Isoelastic Polyurethane Prosthesis for Segmental Trachea Replacement in Beagle Dogs
Author(s) -
Schauwecker H. H.,
Gerlach J.,
Planck H.,
Bücherl E. S.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
artificial organs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.684
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1525-1594
pISSN - 0160-564X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1594.1989.tb02866.x
Subject(s) - beagle , anastomosis , prosthesis , polyurethane , surgery , airway , medicine , materials science , anatomy , composite material
Porous polyurethane (nonwoven) was used for the development of tracheal prosthesis, which‐in a special testing design‐was adapted to shape and biome‐chanic properties of the natural organ. This prosthesis was implanted into 19 beagle dogs using inverted, everted, and end‐to‐end anastomosis. Insufficiency of the anastomosis or infection was observed in the everted and end‐to‐end anastomosis, whereas the inverted anastomosis showed complete incorporation into surrounding tissue of the porous prosthesis but was complicated by airway obstruction due to anastomosis granuloma.