Experimental use of a cellulosic biopolymer as a new material for suburethral sling in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence

Purpose: To analyze the interaction between the cellulose exopolysaccharide (CEC) and urethral tissue when used as a pubovaginal sling. Materials and Methods: Forty Wistar rats were divided into four groups. In groups A and B the cellulose exopolysaccharide (CEC) was implanted around the urethral t...

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Main Authors: Roberto G. Lucena, Salvador V. C. Lima, José L. de A. Aguiar, Rogerson T. Andrade, Flávia C. M. Pinto, Fabio O. Vilar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2015-12-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382015000601148&lng=en&tlng=en