Effective new membrane for preventing postthoracotomy pleural adhesion by surface water induction technology.

After thoracic surgery, adhesions between the pleura can cause substantial complications. This study investigated the effectiveness of a novel membrane utilizing surface water induction technology to prevent adhesions.Eight beagles were divided into an experimental group (five males) and a control g...

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Main Authors: Akiko Uemura, Mary Nakata, Seijirow Goya, Toshiharu Fukayama, Ryou Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5487045?pdf=render