title: [Clinical application of PGA-tube for regeneration of intrapelvic nerves during extended surgery for intrapelvic recurrent rectal cancer].
abstract: For the regeneration of injured peripheral nerves, we have devised a PGA-tube that is composed of a tube of polyglycolic acid containing collagen sponge. This PGA-tube was applied clinically to reconstruct a peripheral nerve that had been resected during extended surgical resection of for intrapelvic recurrent rectal cancer. Four months after the surgical resection, the function of the left hip joint has improved remarkably, whereas the function had been lost just after the operation. It is suggested that the PGA-tube will be useful for regeneration of peripheral nerves that are resected during operation for intrapelvic malignancy.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine.
authors.forename: Akeo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hagiwara
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.forename: Tadao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Chouhei
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sakakura
authors.forename: Eigo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Otsuji
authors.forename: Hisakazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamagishi
authors.forename: Seiichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okajima
authors.forename: Katsuichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kusuzaki
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hase
authors.forename: Shun-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: Jintetsu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Soh
authors.forename: Tsuneharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miki
authors.forename: Toshinari
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toba
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Yasuhiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimizu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003094:Collagen; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D010388:Pelvis; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D003094:Collagen