Microsurgical reanastomosis of rabbit oviduct and its functional and pathological sequelae.
A microsurgical technique for anastomosis of the oviduct is described using the rabbit as an animal model.  A control group of five previously sterilized rabbits had both oviducts rejoined and all became pregnant.  Another three groups of animals had a reanastomosis immediately after division of both oviducts.  One oviduct was later removed for histological study and the animals were subsequently mated.  Twenty-three out of 25 (92 per cent) conceived and delivered a normal litter after repair of the oviduct with very fine nylon sutures without postoperative splinting; only seven out of 15 (46.7 per cent) delivered after catgut sutures had been used without splinting and only 9 out of 20 (45 per cent) delivered when nylon sutures and prolonged splinting were associated with increased fibrosis, adhesion formation and poor healing of the anastomosis.
D000818:Animals; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D008751:Methylene Blue; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D009757:Nylons; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011817:Rabbits; D013243:Sterilization Reversal; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection; D013537:Sutures; D000267:Tissue Adhesions
D009757:Nylons; D008751:Methylene Blue