Spiral tacks may contribute to intra-abdominal adhesion formation

Karahasanoglu T., Onur E., Baca B., Hamzaoglu İ. H., PEKMEZCİ S., Boler D., ...More

SURGERY TODAY, vol.34, no.10, pp.860-864, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00595-004-2831-4
  • Journal Name: SURGERY TODAY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.860-864
  • Keywords: spiral tacks, staples, adhesion formation, INCISIONAL HERNIA REPAIR, LAPAROSCOPIC REPAIR, POSTOPERATIVE ADHESIONS, FOREIGN MATERIAL, VENTRAL HERNIA, OBSTRUCTION
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Purpose. With the inception of laparoscopic ventral hernia repair came a novel device not used in conventional hernia repair; the spiral tack. We conducted an experimental study on pigs to determine whether spiral tacks contribute to adhesion formation.