title: Catgut and polyglycolic acid. An evaluation in the human stomach.
abstract: The breaking tensions of catgut and polyglycolic acid (Dexon) sutures placed within and then recovered from the human stomach were compared on each of 5 postoperative days. A substantial difference was evident in the performance of the two materials under these conditions. The extreme variability of catgut degeneration contrasted with the constant performance of polyglycolic acid.
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005750:Gastric Juice; D006801:Humans; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D013270:Stomach; D013537:Sutures / Q000592:standards; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D011100:Polyglycolic Acid