Catgut and polyglycolic acid. An evaluation in the human stomach

Cassie, A.B.

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 59(1): 69-72

1977


ISSN/ISBN: 0035-8843
PMID: 835985
Document Number: 114486
The breaking tensions of catgut and polyglycolic acid (Dexon) sutures placed within and then recovered from the human stomach were compared on each of 5 postoperative days. A substantial difference was evident in the performance of the two materials under these conditions. The extreme variability of catgut degeneration contrasted with the constant performance of polyglycolic acid.

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