CATGUT AND POLYGLYCOLIC ACID - EVALUATION IN HUMAN STOMACH

  • 1 January 1977
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 59  (1) , 69-72
Abstract
The breaking tensions of catgut and polyglycolic acid (Dexon) sutures placed within and then recovered from the human stomach were compared on each of 5 postoperative days. A substantial difference was evident in the performance of the 2 materials under these conditions. The extreme variability of catgut degeneration contrasted with the constant performance of polyglycolic acid.

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