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Published on: March 13, 2026
A successful attempt to prevent postoperative adhesions between the mediastinum and a lung: a canine model
Masatsugu Hamaji1, Tatsuo Nakamura
1Department of Bioartificial Organs, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, 53 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan, mhamaji@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
A bioabsorbable sheet was sutured to cover the right-sided mediastinal pleurectomy defect, whereas not in a control. There was a significant difference in mediastinal adhesions with a lung between the groups. Our findings suggested that the sheet may prevent postoperative adhesions between the mediastinum and a lung.
A bioabsorbable sheet was sutured to cover the right-sided mediastinal pleurectomy defect, whereas not in a control. There was a significant difference in mediastinal adhesions with a lung between the groups. Our findings suggested that the sheet may prevent postoperative adhesions between the mediastinum and a lung.
