Surgery
New surgery study results reported from University Medical Center, Department of Neurosurgery
Published in Gastroenterology Week, December 31st, 2007
Researchers detail in 'Sutureless nonocclusive bypass surgery in combination with an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene graft. Laboratory investigation,' new data in surgery. "Cerebral aneurysms that cannot be treated by clip or coil placement can be treated with high-flow bypass surgery using techniques such as the excimer laser-assisted nonocclusive anastomosis (ELANA). To simplify the technique, a sutureless ELANA (SELANA) was developed in combination with an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) graft," researchers in Netherlands report.
"In 18 rabbits a bypass was constructed on the abdominal aorta using the SELANA technique with an ePTFE graft, resulting in 18...
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