Browsing by Subject "Abdominal wall repair"

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    Long term behavior of biological prostheses used as abdominal wall substitutes
    (F. Hernández y Juan F. Madrid. Universidad de Murcia. Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología, 2014) Pascual, G.; Sotomayor, S.; Pérez-López, P.; Buján, J.; Bellón, J.M.
    Background. Despite their degradation in the host organism, the benefits of collagen bioprostheses remain unclear. This study addresses the absorption and long-term host tissue incorporation of several collagen biomeshes. Material and methods. Partial ventral hernial defects created in the abdominal wall of rabbits were repaired using the crosslinked meshes Permacol® or CollaMend®, or the non-crosslinked Surgisis®, Tutomesh® or Strattice®. After 90 and 180 days of implant, morphological studies and morpho-metric analysis of the thickness of the meshes were performed. Immunofluorescence confocal microscopy combined with differential interference contrast (DIC) imaging was used to distinguish newly formed collagen from that comprising the mesh. The macrophage response was examined by immunohisto-chemistry. Results. At 90 days, the thinner non-crosslinked biomeshes Tutomesh and Surgisis were more fully degraded with much of their collagen replaced with loose connective tissue. By 180 days, both implants had been practically fully absorbed. In contrast, in Strattice only the outermost third was infiltrated by neoformed tissue. On both surfaces of the crosslinked meshes, a fibrous capsule with host cells lining its perimeter was observed at both time points, though at 180 days these cells had penetrated the mesh interior. At both implant times, Strattice showed the higher expression of collagen type I while collagen III expression was similar for all the meshes. The non-crosslinked materials elicited lower macrophage counts at both time points, significantly so for Strattice. The macrophage response decreased over time for all the meshes but Surgisis. Conclusions. Strattice, the thicker, more compacted non-crosslinked mesh showed the best balance between tissue incorporation and absorption while eliciting a minimal foreign-body reaction in the long-term.
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    Short-term behavior of different polymer structure lightweight meshes used to repair abdominal wall defects
    (F. Hernández y Juan F. Madrid. Universidad de Murcia. Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología, 2013) Pascual, G.; Hernández-Gascón, B.; Sotomayor, S.; Peña, E.; Calvo, B.; Buján, J.; Bellón, J.M.
    Background. While lightweight (LW) polypropylene (PP) meshes are been used for hernia repair, new prosthetic meshes also of low-density and with large pores have recently been introduced composed of other polymer materials. This study compares the behavior in the short-term of two macroporous LW prosthetic materials, PP and non-expanded PTFE. Methods. Partial defects were created in the lateral wall of the abdomen in New Zealand White rabbits and then repaired using a LW PP mesh or a new monofile, LW PTFE mesh. At 14 days postimplant, shrinkage and tissue incorporation, gene and protein expression of neocollagens (qRT-PCR/immunofluorescence), macrophage response (immunohistochemistry) and biomechanical strength were determined. Results. Both meshes induced good host tissue ingrowth, yet the macrophage response was significantly greater for the PTFE implants (p<0.05). Collagen 1/3 mRNA expression was greater for the PP mesh but differences lacked significance. Similar patterns of collagen I and III protein expression were observed in the neoformed tissue infiltrating the two meshes. After 14 days of implant, tensile strengths were also similar, while elastic modulus values were higher for the PTFE mesh (p<0.05). Conclusions. In the short term, host collagen deposition and biomechanical performance seemed unaffected by the polymer structure of the implanted mesh. In contrast, the inflammatory response to mesh implant produced at this early time point was more intense for the PTFE.