Use of Polyvinyl Alcohol-Porcine Small Intestine Submucosa Stent in the Prevention of Anastomotic Leaks in the Porcine Colon

The aim of our study was to use a porcine colonic leak model with a 92-100% leak rate to evaluate a novel biologic intraluminal stent. The stent would be sewed inside the colon during surgery to cover an intentional 2cm antimesenteric defect.

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Ian A. Hodgdon, Henry Huson, Lu Sun, Traci Goodchild, Amy Scarborough, John E. Morrison, Jeffrey Schumacher, Tyler Novak Tags: General Surgery Source Type: research