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Surgical application of fascia lata as a pericardial substitute in rabbits
2012
Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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PURPOSE: 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. CONCLUSION: Fascia lata is safe and it can be
doi:10.1590/s0102-86502012000800007
pmid:22850707
fatcat:eccd4pd4jza3vpqfzrqlac3myu