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A new biodegradable elastin-fibrin material; its use in urological, digestive and cardiovascular surgery
M Rabaud1, J Y Elie, F Lefebvre
1U.306 INSERM, Université de Bordeaux II, France.
Journal of Biomaterials Applications
|July 1, 1992
Abstract:
A new original artificial connective matrix mainly made of elastin and fibrin-like product is used to reinforce damaged tissues and to close and restore a loss of substance in several domains of surgery: all sites in the digestive system and urinary tract; besides, it can substitute for the pericardium in iterative heart operations. In all cases, the original tissue is restored ad integrum while the biodegradable material disappears completely, without any complications.