Comparison of pharyngocutaneous fistula closure with and without bacterial cellulose in a rat model


Demir B., Sari M., BİNNETOĞLU A., YUMUŞAKHUYLU A. C., FİLİNTE D., TEKİN İ. Ö., ...More

AURIS NASUS LARYNX, vol.45, no.2, pp.301-305, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.anl.2017.04.005
  • Journal Name: AURIS NASUS LARYNX
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.301-305
  • Keywords: Pharyngocutaneous fistula, Bacterial cellulose, Complications of total laryngectomy, TOTAL LARYNGECTOMY, BIOCOMPATIBILITY, THERAPY, FLAP
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The present study aimed to compare the effects of bacterial cellulose used for closure of pharyngocutaneous fistulae, a complication of total laryngectomy, with those of primary sutures in a rat model.