title: Surgical application of fascia lata as a pericardial substitute in rabbits.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To use fascia lata instead of pericardium and observe the presence of adhesions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty rabbits were divided into two group of ten. In group A, a 1×1 cm segment of pericardium was excised and resutured. In group B excised pericardium was substituted for autologous fascia lata.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the comparison of microscopic adhesion rate between two groups A, B after eight weeks, there was no significant statistical difference.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fascia lata is safe and it can be substituted for pericardium especially in repeat sternotomy in repairing congenital heart defects to avoid heart injury.
authors: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Specialized Veterinary Sciences, Science and Research, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Gholamreza
authors: G
authors: Abedi
authors: Peyman
authors: P
authors: Shahzamani
authors: Mehran
authors: M
authors: Shahzamani
authors: Pejman
authors: P
authors: Mortazavi
authors: Iraj Sohrabi
authors: IS
authors: Haghdost
authors: Siyamak Mashhadi
authors: SM
authors: Rafiei
authors: Kamran
authors: K
authors: Ghods
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005206:Fascia Lata / Q000637:transplantation*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery; D023421:Models, Animal; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation*; D011817:Rabbits; D011897:Random Allocation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013997:Time Factors; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000209:etiology; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous