[Fibrin glue spray treatment on the polytetrafluoroethylene graft].
An outer surface of a 4 mm polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) prosthesis, Gore-Tex thin-walled stretch graft, was treated by the fibrin glue spray with a 1.0 kg/m2 compressed air. The distance between the PTFE graft and a spray-nozzle was within 0.5 cm. After the treatment, an outer surface and a cross-section of the PTFE graft were examined under a scanning electron microscope. Fibrin glue mended the gap of the PTFE fibril of an outer surface and a fibrin glue layer adhered firmly to the graft. The fibrin glue spray treatment may prevent postoperative serous fluid leakage.
Yamagishi
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Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saitama Children's Medical Center, Japan.
Nakamura
Y
Y
Kanazawa
T
T
Kawada
N
N
D000336:Aerosols; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000601:surgery
D000336:Aerosols; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene