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- Title
Intraabdominal adhesion formation of polypropylene mesh. Influence of coverage of omentum and polyglactin.
- Authors
Conze, J; Junge, K; Klinge, U; Weiss, C; Polivoda, M; Oettinger, A P; Schumpelick, V
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Adhesions after intraabdominal surgical procedures are related to high morbidity and mortality. Biomaterials, particularly those made of polypropylene, in the intraabdominal position have to be considered as pathophysiological cofactor in a multifactorial process of adhesion formation. To investigate the adhesive potential induced by the biomaterial, an animal model was performed. In addition, the influence of coverage by omentum or a polyglactin barrier was investigated.<bold>Methods: </bold>In, 18 Chinchilla rabbits the biomaterial was placed laparoscopically using the intraperitoneal onlay mesh technique. Using this model, a polypropylene-polyglactin mesh compound (PPMC) was used with three different implantation techniques: group 1, PPMC implantation without coverage (PPMC): group 2, PPMC implantation with additional omentum coverage (PPMC-O): and group 3, PPMC implantation with coverage of an absorbable polyglactin mesh (PPMC-V). The degree of adhesion formation was measured 90 days after implantation by computer-assisted planimetry. Morphometric examination followed the explantation analyzing the amount of foreign body response.<bold>Results: </bold>We found a significant reduction of adhesion formation for the PPMC and PPMC-O groups compared to the PPMC-V group, in which dense adhesions were found. Morphometric investigations of the perifilamental granulomas of the pure (PPMC) group revealed a typical foreign body reaction with a mild to moderate fibrosis around all mesh fibers. However, tissue specimens of the PPMC-O and PPMC-V groups indicated a similar inflammatory reaction but significantly increased connective tissue formation around the polymer fibers compared to the pure PPMC group.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>The intraabdominal placement of a pure PPMC shows a neoperitonealization and perifilamental collagenous ingrowth with almost no adhesions. Coverage with omentum (PPMC-O) or polyglactin mesh (PPMC-V) resulted in a significant increase in inflammation and perifilamentary connective tissue formation.
- Subjects
TISSUE adhesions; ANIMAL experimentation; COMPARATIVE studies; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; OMENTUM; POLYENES; POLYESTERS; RABBITS; RESEARCH; SURGICAL complications; OPERATIVE surgery; EVALUATION research; SURGICAL meshes
- Publication
Surgical Endoscopy & Other Interventional Techniques, 2005, Vol 19, Issue 6, p798
- ISSN
1866-6817
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00464-004-2192-5