Catgut

Introduction: Catgut

Description of Catgut

Catgut: Sterile collagen strands obtained from healthy mammals. They are used as absorbable surgical ligatures and are frequently impregnated with chromium or silver for increased strength. They tend to cause tissue reaction.
Source: MeSH 2007

Catgut: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Catgut:

• Surgical
• Suture
• Material
• Collagenous
• Submucosa
• Animals
• Sheep
• Sheep diseases
• Span
• Class

Hierarchical classifications of Catgut

The following list attempts to classify Catgut into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Equipment and Supplies
  • Surgical Equipment
    • Surgical Fixation Devices
      • Sutures
        • Catgut

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