Surgical application of fascia lata as a pericardial substitute in rabbits.

Abstract

PURPOSE:

To use fascia lata instead of pericardium and observe the presence of adhesions.

METHODS:

Twenty rabbits were divided into two group of ten. In group A, a 1×1 cm segment of pericardium was excised and resutured. In group B excised pericardium was substituted for autologous fascia lata.

RESULTS:

In the comparison of microscopic adhesion rate between two groups A, B after eight weeks, there was no significant statistical difference.

CONCLUSION:

Fascia lata is safe and it can be substituted for pericardium especially in repeat sternotomy in repairing congenital heart defects to avoid heart injury.

• Authors: Gholamreza Abedi, Peyman Shahzamani, Mehran Shahzamani, Pejman Mortazavi, Iraj Sohrabi Haghdost, Siyamak Mashhadi Rafiei, Kamran Ghods
• Journal: Acta cirurgica brasileira (Acta Cir Bras) Vol. 27 Issue 8 Pg. 557-60 (Aug 2012) ISSN: 1678-2674 [Electronic] Brazil
• PMID: 22850707 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Animals
• Fascia Lata (transplantation)
• Heart Defects, Congenital (surgery)
• Models, Animal
• Pericardium (transplantation)
• Rabbits
• Random Allocation
• Reproducibility of Results
• Time Factors
• Tissue Adhesions (etiology)
• Transplantation, Autologous