10.3205/CTO000053
Schneider, Gerlind
Gerlind
Schneider
Tissue adhesives in otorhinolaryngology
German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
2009
JournalArticle
tissue adhesives
cyanoacrylates
fibrin glue
GRG/GRF glue
albumin glutaraldehyde glue
applicators
610 Medical sciences; Medicine
2011-03-10
2009
en
urn:nbn:de:0183-cto0000535
cto000053
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GMS Current Topics in Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery; 8:Doc01; ISSN 1865-1011
The development of medical tissue adhesives has a long history without finding an all-purpose tissue adhesive for clinical daily routine. This is caused by the specific demands which are made on a tissue adhesive, and the different areas of application. In otorhinolaryngology, on the one hand, this is the mucosal environment as well as the application on bones, cartilage and periphery nerves. On the other hand, there are stressed regions (skin, oral cavity, pharynx, oesophagus, trachea) and unstressed regions (middle ear, nose and paranasal sinuses, cranial bones). But due to the facts that adhesives can have considerable advantages in assuring surgery results, prevention of complications and so reduction of medical costs/treatment expenses, the search for new adhesives for use in otorhinolaryngology will be continued intensively. In parallel, appropriate application systems have to be developed for microscopic and endoscopic use.
GMS Current Topics in Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery; 8:Doc01; ISSN 1865-1011