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Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:281-287
© 1990 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
a Thoracic Surgery and Bronchology Units, Virgen de las Nieves Hospital, Granada, Spain
b Thoracic Surgery Unit, La Fé Hospital, Valencia, Spain
Accepted for publication March 12, 1990.
* Address reprint requests to Dr Guijarro Jorge, Avda Blasco Ibañez 10-44, 46010 Valencia, Spain.
We studied the efficacy of a new tracheal prosthesis made of expanded polytetrafluorethylene reinforced with spiral silicone rings to repair circumferential tracheal defects in rabbits. Results showed an adequate consistency of prosthesis, adequate tolerance without producing tracheal stenoses, and impermeability to air, allowing a correct invasion by granulation tissue. This process was faster than any found in any other porous tracheal implant so far tested. We proved that epithelialization results from capillary invasion through the prosthetic pores and from growth from both tracheal ends. We conclude that this prosthetic material can be useful in repairing tracheal defects and may be the optimal tracheal graft for humans.
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