Nov 23, 2010 - Bulent Gungor & Zafer Malazgirt & Koray Topgül &. Ali Gök & Mehmet Bilgin & Savaş Yürüker. Received: 25 February 2010 /Accepted: 14 July ...
Indian J Surg (November–December 2010) 72(6):475–480 DOI 10.1007/s12262-010-0168-3
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Comparative Evaluation of Adhesions to Intraperitoneally Placed Fixation Materials: A Laparoscopic Study in Rats Adhesions to Fixation Materials Bulent Gungor & Zafer Malazgirt & Koray Topgül & Ali Gök & Mehmet Bilgin & Savaş Yürüker
Received: 25 February 2010 / Accepted: 14 July 2010 / Published online: 23 November 2010 # Association of Surgeons of India 2010
Abstract After laparoscopic ventral hernia repair, the nature of the adhesions to fixation materials or to mesh had not been clarified. We examined adhesion formation specific to the fixation material in rats. We designed an experimental laparoscopy setup, and placed four intraperitoneal fixation materials on the peritoneum of rats without a mesh graft. Another group of researchers documented the incidence and intensity of postoperative adhesion formation. The adhesion scores for the nickeltitanium anchor were significantly greater than those for polylactic acid (p=0.004), a titanium tacker (p
