A research model of measuring the tensile strength of colonic anastomosis in Wistar rats

K.A. Ekmektzoglou; T. Xanthos; I.A. Dontas; A. Pantopoulou; D.N. Perrea; G.C. Zografos; P. Giannopoulos; S.A. Papanicolopulos; Stavros Kourkoulis

A research model of measuring the tensile strength of colonic anastomosis in Wistar rats

K.A. Ekmektzoglou, T. Xanthos, I.A. Dontas, A. Pantopoulou, D.N. Perrea, G.C. Zografos, P. Giannopoulos, S.A. Papanicolopulos, Stavros Kourkoulis

School of Engineering

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

The present experimental study investigates the mechanical behavior of intestinal anastomoses in Wistar rats. More specifically the response of the anastomoses to a properly applied uniaxial direct tensile load is studied and the respective tensile strength is determined. The surgical procedure of large bowel anastomoses is described in detail. In addition the authors provide a thorough description of the experimental apparatus, designed especially for measuring the tensile strength of the specimens under study, with special consideration in gripping of the intestine, the load application and the data acquisition and storage systems. This experimental model provides an excellent method for measuring the anastomotic strength and therefore a flexible tool for the comparative evaluation of various anastomotic techniques.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	313-320
Number of pages	8
Journal	Scandinavian journal of laboratory animal science
Volume	35
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - 2008

Cite this

@article{43010e724e824c8cbf6460742b6988a6,

title = "A research model of measuring the tensile strength of colonic anastomosis in Wistar rats",

abstract = "The present experimental study investigates the mechanical behavior of intestinal anastomoses in Wistar rats. More specifically the response of the anastomoses to a properly applied uniaxial direct tensile load is studied and the respective tensile strength is determined. The surgical procedure of large bowel anastomoses is described in detail. In addition the authors provide a thorough description of the experimental apparatus, designed especially for measuring the tensile strength of the specimens under study, with special consideration in gripping of the intestine, the load application and the data acquisition and storage systems. This experimental model provides an excellent method for measuring the anastomotic strength and therefore a flexible tool for the comparative evaluation of various anastomotic techniques.",

author = "K.A. Ekmektzoglou and T. Xanthos and I.A. Dontas and A. Pantopoulou and D.N. Perrea and G.C. Zografos and P. Giannopoulos and S.A. Papanicolopulos and Stavros Kourkoulis",

year = "2008",

language = "English",

volume = "35",

pages = "313--320",

journal = "Scandinavian journal of laboratory animal science",

issn = "0901-3393",

publisher = "Scandinavian Society for Laboratory Animal Science",

number = "4",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - A research model of measuring the tensile strength of colonic anastomosis in Wistar rats

AU - Ekmektzoglou, K.A.

AU - Xanthos, T.

AU - Dontas, I.A.

AU - Pantopoulou, A.

AU - Perrea, D.N.

AU - Zografos, G.C.

AU - Giannopoulos, P.

AU - Papanicolopulos, S.A.

AU - Kourkoulis, Stavros

PY - 2008

Y1 - 2008

N2 - The present experimental study investigates the mechanical behavior of intestinal anastomoses in Wistar rats. More specifically the response of the anastomoses to a properly applied uniaxial direct tensile load is studied and the respective tensile strength is determined. The surgical procedure of large bowel anastomoses is described in detail. In addition the authors provide a thorough description of the experimental apparatus, designed especially for measuring the tensile strength of the specimens under study, with special consideration in gripping of the intestine, the load application and the data acquisition and storage systems. This experimental model provides an excellent method for measuring the anastomotic strength and therefore a flexible tool for the comparative evaluation of various anastomotic techniques.

AB - The present experimental study investigates the mechanical behavior of intestinal anastomoses in Wistar rats. More specifically the response of the anastomoses to a properly applied uniaxial direct tensile load is studied and the respective tensile strength is determined. The surgical procedure of large bowel anastomoses is described in detail. In addition the authors provide a thorough description of the experimental apparatus, designed especially for measuring the tensile strength of the specimens under study, with special consideration in gripping of the intestine, the load application and the data acquisition and storage systems. This experimental model provides an excellent method for measuring the anastomotic strength and therefore a flexible tool for the comparative evaluation of various anastomotic techniques.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=yv4JPVwI&eid=2-s2.0-70449727676&md5=763a457da7622ce3d150f35f2454d340

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:70449727676

SN - 0901-3393

VL - 35

SP - 313

EP - 320

JO - Scandinavian journal of laboratory animal science

JF - Scandinavian journal of laboratory animal science

IS - 4

ER -

A research model of measuring the tensile strength of colonic anastomosis in Wistar rats

Abstract

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this