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THE FATE OF IMPLANTED BIOBRIDGETM COLLAGEN MATRIX – FINDINGS IN HISTOLOGY, SCANNING, AND TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

Authors
  • 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 (BioBridgeTM). 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 BioBridgeTM 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 BIOBRIDGETM 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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Published on
20 Jun 2024
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