Biosynthetic cellulose induces the formation of a neoduramater following pre-natal correction of meningomyelocele in fetal sheep A celulose biossintética induz a formação de uma neoduramáter na correção antenatal da meningomielocele em fetos de ovelhas

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two dura-mater substitutes, namely human acellular dermal matrix (HADM) and biosynthetic cellulose (BC), in repairing, in utero, surgically-induced meningomyelocele (MMC) in fetal sheep. METHODS: A neural tube defect was created at 7...

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Main Authors: Rita de Cássia Sanchez e Oliveira, Paulo Roberto Valente, Rogério C. Abou-Jamra, Andrezza Araújo, Paulo Hilário Saldiva, Denise Araújo Lapa Pedreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2007-06-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502007000300004