A comparative study of lyophilized bovine pericardium and tunica parietalis vaginalis for repair of large abdominal wall defects in a rabbit model

• Main Authors: Ayele, Taddese, Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki, Mohammed Alitheen, Noorjahan Banu, Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Journals 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24080/1/24080.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24080/; http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJB/article-abstract/B0CC9BC32311
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of lyophilized bovine pericardium and tunica vaginalis in repairing large abdominal wall defect in a rabbit model. Full thickness (all the layers of muscles except the skin) abdominal wall defects (3 x 4 cm) were created in 18 anaesthetized m...