Fig. 5.

Gross and histological evaluation of peritoneal adhesions at day 67 post-surgery. (A) Sections of the cecum have tight adhesions to the abdominal wall at the control site. (B) In the presence of vCUT, adhesions were not detected. Most of vCUT was resorbed with only vCUT residuals visible on the abdominal wall. (C, D) H&E-stained tissue sections of control (C) and vCUT-treated injury (D) sites. Arrows show an adhesion band at the control site. (E, F) Masson's trichrome–staining shows the presence of fibrous tissue between the cecum and abdominal wall in control sites. (E) No inflammation and fibrosis were observed at the vCUT treated site (F). AD, adhesion; AW, abdominal wall; C, cecum; S, suture; vCUT, cryopreserved placental tissue.