THE FATE OF IMPLANTED BIOBRIDGE™ COLLAGEN MATRIX – FINDINGS IN HISTOLOGY, SCANNING, AND TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
- M. Witt
- A. Ring
- I. Stricker
- E. Fruth
Abstract
The technique of lymphangioplasty or capillary thread drainage was historically performed with subcutaneously implanted surgical threads. It has recently been revived by introducing a thread-like aligned nanofibrillar collagen matrix (BioBridge™). These collagen threads constitute subcutaneous neocollectors along which guided lymphangiogenesis is said to occur secondarily. We present for the first time a tissue examination of a 10-month implanted BioBridge™ sample with surrounding tissue from a human subject by histology, scanning and transmission electron microscopy.
Keywords: Minimal invasive surgery, Lymphatic surgery, Lymphangioplasty, BioBridge™, Aligned nanofibrillar collagen
How to Cite:
Witt, M., Ring, A., Stricker, I. & Fruth, E., (2024) “THE FATE OF IMPLANTED BIOBRIDGE™ COLLAGEN MATRIX – FINDINGS IN HISTOLOGY, SCANNING, AND TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY”, Lymphology 56(3), 121-124. doi: https://doi.org/10.2458/lymph.6178
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