PMC2827427_01
Stasilon . Stasilon  is a novel textile dressing composed of fiberglass and bamboo yarns incorporated into a proprietary weave. It has been cleared by the United States Food and Drug Administration for external and internal use and has been granted over-the-counter status.
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F1
Two 4-inch by 48-inch rolls of woven Stasilon  textile (Entegrion, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA) were packed into the retroperitoneal space and pressure was applied for 4 minutes (Figure 1).
Stasilon  was non-adherent to the wound bed. Forty-eight hours after open transabdominal packing, Stasilon  rolls were noted to be non-adherent to the hemostatic wound bed and were easily removed atraumatically from the retroperitoneum.
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F2
Although directly contiguous with exposed structures, the Stasilon  dressings did not adhere to the retroperitoneal tissues and the material was able to be removed from the pancreatic bed atraumatically (Figure 2).
After Stasilon  removal, the retroperitoneum remained dry. After pack removal, the retroperitoneum remained dry. The area was widely drained and the abdomen was able to be closed with Dexon  mesh without plans for subsequent laparotomy.
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F3
Complete hemostasis was noted in the retroperitoneum and left upper quadrant; no further hemostatic maneuvers were required (Figure 3).