title: Laryngeal reconstruction using allogeneic cartilages.
abstract: Preserved allogeneic cartilage has been used to reconstruct laryngeal defects. The most important problem with this approach has been graft resorption, which seems to be caused by devitalization of the grafts as a consequence of preservation. In this study, the authors compared the in vivo behavior of vital and nonvital preserved cartilage used to reconstruct the larynx of New Zealand white rabbits. The vital cartilage grafts were stored using organ culture procedures, and the nonvital grafts were stored in formaldehyde. While the formaldehyde-preserved cartilage showed inflammatory changes, the transplanted vital cartilage was well accepted and showed no evidence of immune cell infiltrations. The authors concluded that viable cartilage grafts are preferable to grafts of chemically preserved cartilage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bujía
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Osete
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sprekelsen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wilmes
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hammer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003470:Culture Media; D005260:Female; D005557:Formaldehyde; D006085:Graft Survival / Q000502:physiology; D007830:Larynx / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods; D011817:Rabbits; D013957:Thyroid Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation*; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000379:methods; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D005557:Formaldehyde