title: Influence of plastic splints in the production of epithelial tubes from buried skin strips. An experimental study.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004848:Epithelium; D007021:Hypospadias / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D011145:Polyvinyls; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011817:Rabbits; D012867:Skin
chemical_list: D011145:Polyvinyls