Behavior of chromed catgut and polyglecaprone 25 sutures in the urinary bladder of rats, with special reference to stone formation
Acta cir. bras
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13(1): 26-9, jan.-mar. 1998. ilus
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RESUMO
In order to determine and compare the behavior of chromed catgut and polyglecaprone 25 sutures, 49 female rats anesthetized with ether were submitted to laparotomy, cystotomy and cystorrhaphy with separate stitches using catgut for group C and polyglecaprone 25 for group E. When the bladders were observed 3, 7, 15, 30 and 50 days after suture application, stone formation was observed in 6 group C animals (p = 0.0058), with two stones (one per stitch) in 3 of them. No stones were detected in group E bladders. Microscopy revealed a similar course for the healing process and crystals were observed only in group C (p = 0.0159). We conclude that: 1) the tissue behavior of chromed catgut and polyglecaprone 25 sutures is similar, 2) catgut suture produce lithiasis in 46.15 per cent of the bladders sutured with it up to 50 days after surgery (p = 0.0058), and 3) polyglecaprone 25 sutures do not produce lithiasis up to 50 days after surgery.
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Main subject:
Sutures
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Urinary Bladder
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Urinary Bladder Calculi
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Suture Techniques
Limits:
Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
Acta cir. bras
Journal subject:
General Surgery
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Procedimentos Cir£rgicos Operat¢rios
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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