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Closure of proximal colorectal fistulas using fibrin sealant
The American Surgeon; 7/1/2002; Lamont, Jeffrey P; Hooker, Glen; Espenschied, Jonathan R; Lichliter, Warren E; Franko, Edward; 787 words
; Fibrin glue has been used in upper gastrointestinal and perianal ... This report describes the use of endoscopically injected fibrin glue as a successful adjunct to traditional methods in ... performed on cases of colon and rectal fistulas treated with fibrin glue using an endoscopic technique of injection ... .
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SUR1 Fibrin sealant in trauma surgery. (Surgery).(Brief Article)
Southern Medical Journal; 12/1/2001; 313 words
; SUR1 FIBRIN SEALANT IN TRAUMA SURGERY Barry G. Crowe ... Methodist Medical Center, Birmingham, Ala. Fibrin sealant is a natural adhesive that promotes ... hemostatic and tissue sealant properties of fibrin sealant offer clinical advantage in select ...
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Latex Immunoturbidimetric Assay for Soluble Fibrin Complex
Clinical Chemistry; 1/1/2005; Hamano, Akiei; Umeda, Mamoru; Ueno, Yukiko; Tanaka, Seiji; Et al; 787 words
; Background: Soluble fibrin complex (SFC), composed of fibrin monomer and fibrinogen derivatives, is known to exist in ... antibody that specifically reacts with SFC, with desAA-fibrin as the immunogen, and developed a rapid and sensitive latex ...
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Visualization and Mechanical Manipulations of Individual Fibrin Fibers Suggest that Fiber Cross Section Has Fractal Dimension 1.3
Biophysical Journal; 12/1/2004; Guthold, M; Liu, W; Stephens, B; Lord, S T; Et al; 787 words
; ... and mechanically manipulate individual fibrin fibers, which are key structural components ... determined the rupture force, F^sub R^, of fibrin fibers as a function of their diameter ... Based on these findings we propose that fibrin fibers are fractals for which the number ...
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Does fibrin sealant reduce drain output and allow earlier removal of drainage catheters in women undergoing operation for breast cancer?
The American Surgeon; 1/1/2003; Langer, Samantha; Guenther, J Michael; DiFronzo, L Andrew; 787 words
; ... impaired arm movement. Commercially produced fibrin sealant has been proposed to reduce postoperative ... application of low-dose (2-5 cm^sup 3^) fibrin sealant would reduce serosanguinous drainage ... Twenty-six patients were treated with fibrin sealant and 29 served as control subjects ...
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Fibrin sealant facilitates hemostasis in arteriovenous polytetrafluoroethylene grafts for renal dialysis access
The American Surgeon; 8/1/2002; Schenk, Worthington G III; Goldthwaite, Charles A Jr; Burks, Sandra; Spotnitz, William D; 787 words
; ... performed to evaluate the efficacy of fibrin sealant (FS) in patients undergoing upper-extremi ... 25/minute) and improve patient care. Fibrin sealant, a preparation of highly purified ... factor XIII and calcium chloride to form fibrin sealant.16 Commercially available in Europe ...
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Fibrin tissue adhesive has benefits in pterygium surgery
Ophthalmology Times; 7/15/2005; Guttman, Cheryl; 787 words
; ... Reviewed by John A. Hovanesian, MD Washington, DC-Fibrin tissue adhesive (Tisseel VH Fibrin Sealant, Baxter BioSurgery) is a viable and attractive ... in two retrospective studies of the use of the fibrin tissue adhesive. A first investigation compared ...
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Does fibrin glue affect liver regeneration? an experimental study in rats
Indian Journal of Surgery; 1/1/2007; Genc, H; Haciyanli, M; Gur, S; Kamer, E; Yardimci, I; Tavusbay, C; Lebe, B; Sagol, O; 787 words
; INTRODUCTION Fibrin glue have been used as hemostatic and ... surface after the hepatic resections.[4],[5] Fibrin glue can also be used for the obliteration ... hemostatic and adhesive role, the effect of fibrin glue on liver regeneration has not been ...
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EFFECT OF FIBRIN MATRIX AND VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR ON REEPITHELIALIZATION OF ORTHOTOPIC MURINE TRACHEAL TRANSPLANTS
The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology; 10/1/2004; Govindaraj, Satish; Gordon, Ronald; Genden, Eric M; 787 words
; ... factor (VEGF) alone and in combination with fibrin matrix accelerates murine tracheal allograft ... treated with a single topical dose of fibrin matrix, a single topical dose of VEGF ... topical dose of a combination of VEGF and fibrin matrix. Thirty-five and 50 days after ...
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Imaging Thromboembolism with Fibrin-Avid ^sup 99m^Tc-Peptide: Evaluation in Swine
The Journal of Nuclear Medicine; 1/1/2006; Aruva, Mohan R; Daviau, Judy; Sharma, Shubh S; Thakur, Mathew L; 787 words
; ... Gly-Pro-Arg-Pro-Pro, with high affinity for α-chain-fibrin was labeled with ^sup 99m^Tc (^sup 99m ... Scatchard analysis was performed to determine fibrin affinity for TP850 and the number of binding sites (receptors) per milligram of fibrin. DVT was induced in the left jugular vein ...
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