Comparative experimental study of inverting and everting sutures in the colon

The authors carried out 88 sutures of the ascending colon in Wistar rats, 44 in inversion and the remainder in eversion. The suture material used was monofilament 9/0 nylon. The intestinal diameter was measured using an instrument and the healing process studied by means of the following parameters:...

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Published inJournal de chirurgie Vol. 109; no. 5-6; p. 691
Main Authors Ortiz, H, Azpeitia, D, Casalots, J, Sitges, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 01.05.1975
Subjects
Animals
Colon - surgery
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Intestinal Obstruction - etiology
Nylons
Postoperative Complications
Rats
Suture Techniques
Sutures
Wound Healing
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Summary:The authors carried out 88 sutures of the ascending colon in Wistar rats, 44 in inversion and the remainder in eversion. The suture material used was monofilament 9/0 nylon. The intestinal diameter was measured using an instrument and the healing process studied by means of the following parameters: granulocytes, oedema, fibrin, fibroblasts and re-epithelialisation of the mucosa, on histology. The results prove that inverted sutures heal within 10 days, whereas everted sutures are not healed after 17 days. Furthermore, we demonstrated the fact that, after 72 hours, the intestinal caliber above the suture showed no appreciable differences compared with that of the normal colon.
ISSN:0021-7697