[Fibrin glue spray treatment on the polytetrafluoroethylene graft]

Kyobu Geka. 1997 Apr;50(4):279-82.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

An outer surface of a 4 mm polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) prosthesis, Gore-Tex thin-walled stretch graft, was treated by the fibrin glue spray with a 1.0 kg/m2 compressed air. The distance between the PTFE graft and a spray-nozzle was within 0.5 cm. After the treatment, an outer surface and a cross-section of the PTFE graft were examined under a scanning electron microscope. Fibrin glue mended the gap of the PTFE fibril of an outer surface and a fibrin glue layer adhered firmly to the graft. The fibrin glue spray treatment may prevent postoperative serous fluid leakage.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aerosols
  • Anastomosis, Surgical
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
  • Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / administration & dosage*
  • Humans
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene*
  • Pulmonary Artery / surgery
  • Subclavian Artery / surgery

Substances

  • Aerosols
  • Fibrin Tissue Adhesive
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene