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DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006634
© 1993 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
Experimental Study of Subcutaneously Transferred Intestine: Effect of the Presence of Serous Membrane on Acceptance Rate
Publication History
Accepted for publication 1992
Publication Date:
08 March 2008 (online)
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ABSTRACT
The serous membrane is considered suspect as one of the obstacles responsible for delaying the acceptance of free jejunal grafts. A model was created of subcutaneous transfer of jejunum from which the serous membrane had been experimentally removed and the authors compared acceptance rates for intestine with and without a serous membrane. Results showed acceptance rates of 0 percent, 37.5 percent, 87.5 percent, and 100 percent respectively, for intestine devoid of serous membrane in which the vascular pedicle had been ligated 4, 5, 7 and 14 days after transfer. When these findings were compared with the results of an experiment on intestine with an intact serous membrane, statistically significant differences were detected between the acceptance rates of the groups ligated 5 and 7 days after transfer. The acceptance time required for intestine devoid of serous membrane was shown to be shorter.