Fig. 6
Photomicrographs with haematoxylin and eosin staining that show implanted material or its lumen (red arrows) and surrounding tissue reaction at day 10. a Polydioxanone device magnified x4 in the top frame and x20 in the 2 bottom frames. b, c Poly(lactid-co-glycolic acid)magnified x20. d Control wound magnified x4. Surrounding the implanted material a more restricted inflammation was seen in areas adjacent to the muscle tissue (white arrows), whereas there was a more prominent inflammation in the adipose tissue with steatitis (black arrows). In the control wound, there was a mild chronic inflammatory reaction (white oval). Bar scale = 500 μm