EXPERIMENTAL MEASURE OF THE TENSILE-STRENGTH OF BIOLOGICAL SEALANT-COLLAGEN ASSOCIATION AFTER HEPATECTOMY IN DOGS

Authors
SCOTTE M DUJARDIN F AMELOT A AZEMA P LEBLANC I BOUVIER P MICHOT F TENIERE P
Citation
M. Scotte et al., EXPERIMENTAL MEASURE OF THE TENSILE-STRENGTH OF BIOLOGICAL SEALANT-COLLAGEN ASSOCIATION AFTER HEPATECTOMY IN DOGS, European surgical research, 28(6), 1996, pp. 436-439
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
European surgical research → ACNP
ISSN journal
0014312X
Volume
28
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
436 - 439
Database
ISI
SICI code
0014-312X(1996)28:6<436:EMOTTO>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Fibrin sealants are commonly used in liver surgery. The aim of this st udy was to test the adhesive properties of a biological sealant-collag en bonding, using an experimental model. After hepatectomy in dogs, we measured the rupture stress point of a fibrin clot on the liver cross -section. The tensile strength was 0.28 N, 5 times higher than the for ce of arterial pressure in a 2-mm-diameter vessel. These results indic ate that the adhesion of fibrin sealants is effective to prevent hemor rhage from the liver cross-section after hepatectomy.