title: [Esophageal replacement with resorbable vicryl tubes--an animal experiment study].
abstract: In order to study a novel resorbable oesophageal prosthesis, four centimetres of cervical oesophagus were replaced by a Vicryl tube in 26 dogs with an average weight of 16.9 kg. The implants were removed after 2, 4, 8 days and after 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 weeks. 19% of the animals died; not counting three dogs which were sacrificed earlier than planned, the overall lethality was 8%. Dehiscences occurred in 75%, of which 2/3 closed spontaneously within the first 10 days. Stenoses developed in 87%. All dogs had difficulty in swallowing. A fibrous tube with complete epithelial lining formed around the prosthesis within two weeks. Following this the prosthesis was lifted off and expelled per vias naturales.
authors: Kinderchirurgische Klinik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Schier
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Schier
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Höppner
authors: G H
authors: GH
authors: Willital
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000473:pathology; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011098:Polyglactin 910; D011108:Polymers; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; D011098:Polyglactin 910
vernacular_title: Osophagusersatz mit resorbierbaren Vicryl-Schläuchen--Eine tierexperimentelle Untersuchung.