conclusions the use of absorbable tacks during tapp confers significant benefit regarding the operating time, however it is a disadvantage due to the cost when compared with fibrin glue. results the group of tacks ‘tapp’ showed good results concerning the level of pain, fatigue and foreign body sensation comparable with those of the historical group. there were significant differences concernin...

BACKGROUND Ever since lipoabdominoplasty was first developed to achieve better aesthetic outcomes and less morbidity, the rate of seroma formation, especially in obese patients, has disturbed plastic surgeons. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of fibrin sealant in the prevention of seroma formation after lipoabdominoplasty in obese patients. METHODS Sixty patients with a body m...

Background: Autologous blood patch pleurodesis (ABPP) has been used in adults as an efficient and safe technique to address persistent air leak (PAL). A fibrin glue is also alternative, but its elevated cost can limit routine use. Evidence of their use the pediatric population, specifically neonatal age scant. Case Presentation: We share our management experience a series 3 cases. The first 2 w...

PURPOSE To evaluate both histopathological effects and potential clinical application of fibrin glue on the penile cavernosal tissue. METHODS Experimental penile fracture was formed by incising from the proximal dorsal side of the penis in 32 Wistar Albino rats. The rats were randomly assigned to four main groups of eight animals each. In the control group, the incision was not repaired and i...

OBJECTIVE To determine the rate of hematoma formation in drainless deep-plane rhytidectomy and compare it with the rate using the same technique with the use of fibrin glue. METHODS This is a retrospective review of 605 patients (78 male and 527 female) who, over a 6-year period, underwent deep-plane face-lift surgery (n = 544) or lateral superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS)ectomy (n ...

INTRODUCTION Fibrin glue is used commonly during cardiac surgery but can behave as an intracardiac abnormal foreign body following surgery. There have been few such cases reported, and they were typically noticed only because of the resulting catastrophic cardiac conditions, such as valvular malfunction. We report a case where, for the first time, transesophageal echocardiography was used to de...

Biodegradable macroporous gelatin microcarriers fixed with blood-derived biodegradable glue are proposed as a delivery system for human autologous chondrocytes. Cell-seeded microcarriers were embedded in four biological glues-recalcified citrated whole blood, recalcified citrated plasma with or without platelets, and a commercially available fibrin glue-and cultured in an in vitro model under s...