D. Shinhar et al., THE USE OF COLLAGEN-COATED VICRYL MESH FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CANINE CERVICAL ESOPHAGUS, Pediatric surgery international, 13(2-3), 1998, pp. 84-87
Collagen-coated vicryl mesh (CCVM) was used experimentally to patch pa
rtial and total segmental defects in the canine cervical esophagus. Th
e esophageal healing process over a 6-month period with successful inc
orporation of the CCVM and esophageal wall regeneration are described.
Twenty-two (91.7%) of 24 dogs survived the procedure without any evid
ence of esophageal stricture or dysphagia. CCVM has proved to be a sui
table material for substitution of esophageal tissue in the canine mod
el. Its clinical use in congenital and acquired esophageal lesions sho
uld be considered only pending further experimental laboratory work.