OBJECTIVE Healthcare systems are being challenged to manage increasing numbers of nonhealing wounds. Wound dressings are one of the first lines of defense in wound management, and numerous options exist. The oxidized regenerated cellulose (ORC)/collagen dressing may offer healthcare providers a robust and cost-effective tool for use in a variety of wounds. DESIGN A multidisciplinary panel mee...

Evaluation of Topical Application of Polysaccharide Hemostat and Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose on Epidural Fibrosis in Rats Ahmet Gurhan GURCAY, Atilla KAZANCI, Oktay GURCAN, Ismail BOZKURT, Evrim ONDER, Faruk ALTINEL, Murad BAVBEK Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Pathology, Ankara, Turkey Baske...

OBJECTIVE: Iatrogenic vaginal stenosis adversely affects the sexual life of couples. The definitive treatment this condition is possible by redilatation vagina. This study aims to investigate outcomes dilatation procedure performed using an absorbable oxidized regenerated cellulose.MATERIAL AND METHODS: 29 patients who could not have intercourse due underwent vagina enlargement surgery cellulos...