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The Use of Seprafilm as a Biological Barrier in Flap Delay

  • Andrew L. Blount
  • , Adam K. Boettcher
  • , Andrea Van-Pelt
  • , Kerby C. Oberg
  • , Ewa Komorowska-Timek

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Seprafilm is a bioresorbable hyaluronatecarboxymethylcellulose membrane used to prevent adhesion formation in abdominal and pelvic surgery1-3. The clinical efficacy of Seprafilm has been attributed to its properties as a non-immunologic barrier. We experimentally investigated the role of Seprafilm in preventing reactive fibrosis around a rat implant and in delayed flaps.
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)89-90
Number of pages2
JournalPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Volume128
Issue number4S
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2011

Disciplines

  • Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Surgery

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