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. 1977 Jan;59(1):69–72.

Catgut and polyglycolic acid. An evaluation in the human stomach.

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PMCID: PMC2491539  PMID: 835985

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 two materials under these conditions. The extreme variability of catgut degeneration contrasted with the constant performance of polyglycolic acid.

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