ABSTRACT
We evaluated the use of an allogenous tunica vaginalis conserved in 98% glycerine for lamellar keratoplasty in dogs. Sevendogs were submitted to keratoplasty and clinically evaluated during the initial (1 to 15 days), intermediate (16 to 30 days) and late(31 to 120 days) postoperative periods. The corneas were evaluated by light microscopy at 1, 3, 7, 15, 30, 60 and 120 days aftersurgery. Photophobia, epiphora, blepharospasm, corneal edema, ocular secretion and chemosis were observed during theinitial periods, and tended to disappear during the intermediate periods. Vascular neoformation started around the 4th day, witha maximum intensity on the 25th day and a gradual regression thereafter, and tended to disappear between the 60th and 120thday. The graft itself and adjacent areas showed a tendency towards the reestablishment of transparency during the latepostoperative periods. With respect to morphology, an inflammatory infiltrate characterized by the invasion of polymorphonuclearand mononuclear leukocytes was observed which disappeared by the 60th postoperative day, when the graft was found to beincorporated and the stroma returned to normal. The present results led us to conclude that the allogenous tunica vaginalisconserved in 98% glycerine was feasible and efficient for lamellar keratoplasty in dogs.
ABSTRACT
The effects of a new biological adhesive based on a mixture of gelatin-resorcin and formaldehyde (Colagel) for use as an adjuvant in the reinforcement, impermeabilization and healing of intestinal anastomoses were evaluated and compared to those obtained with omentun fixation, the standard procedure used for this purpose. Two ileal anastomoses were performed in each of 12 experimental dogs using an extramucosal technique and single plane sutures. One of the anastomoses in each animal was covered with adhesive and the other with omentun, in random order. The anastomosed intestinal segments were tested for tensile strength and analysed histopathologically 1, 3, 7, 14, 21 and 28 days after surgery. The tensile strength of the anastomoses treated by the two different procedures was statistically identical. Histopathology revealed normal healing evolution for both procedures on days 1, 3 and 7, and greater exudation in the adhesive group on days 14, 21 and 28 after surgery.
Os efeitos de un novo adesivo biológico a base de gelatina - resorcina e formaldefdo (Colagel), como adjuvante no reforço, impermeabilização e cicatrização de anastomoses intestinais, foram avaliados e comparados com a omentopexia, procedimento padrão em cirurgias dessa natureza. Duas anastomoses ileais foram realizadas em 12 cães de experimentação empregando-se, como sutura, técnica em pontos simples separados extramucosos em plano único. Para a avaliação comparativa, estas receberam, respectivamente, o adesivo e a omentopexia. Os segmentos intestinais que receberam as anastomoses foram avaliados segundo a força tênsil e histopatologia aos 1, 3, 7, 14, 21 e 28 dias de pós-operatório. 0 estudo da força tênsil das anastomoses tratadas pelos procedimentos não mostrou diferenças estatisticamente significativas. A histopatologia revelou evolução normal da cicatrização em ambas as técnicas, nos dias 1, 3 e 7 e maior exudação no grupo cota aos 14, 21 e 28 dias de pós-operatório.