Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a recalcitrant cancer. Mouse models of this disease could be used for discovery of more effective therapy for ESCC. The green fluorescent protein (GFP)-expressing human esophageal cancer EC1 cell line was established with a
Journal of vascular surgery, 5(2), 311-318 (1987-02-01)
Previous studies have demonstrated that standard knitted and woven fabric grafts are forever dependent on the suture material for anastomotic tensile strength. Clinical experience with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and double velour knitted grafts have shown that there is extensive fibrous capsular
Between the simple parietoplasties reserved for small eventrations and the insertion of non-resorbable prostheses, veritable "second" walls for large parietal defects, the place of a resorbable prosthesis is still open to debate. The latter acts, in fact, as a temporary
Renacidin solution is used sometimes to irrigate renal units with retained calculi after definitive stone surgery. The effects of this solution on the integrity of suture material utilized to close kidneys have not been determined previously. In an attempt to
To determine the time course of urethral anastomotic healing after radical retropubic prostatectomy and its relationship to a positive margin at the anastomosis, the type of suture used, and the incidence of bladder neck contracture. In 119 consecutive patients a