Influence of plastic splints in the production of epithelial tubes from buried skin strips. An experimental study.
Based on the practice of the Browne technique for hypospadias, epithelial skin strips were splinted with polyvinyl tubes. In an experimental study the well-known excellent tissue tolerance of the polyvinyl material was demonstrated. Definite enlarged diameter of the splinted epithelialized tubes was observed in comparing it with unsplinted controls.
D000818:Animals; D004848:Epithelium; D007021:Hypospadias / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D011145:Polyvinyls; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011817:Rabbits; D012867:Skin
D011145:Polyvinyls