title: Comparison of the effects of surgical and autologous fascial suture materials on testicular histology in rats subjected to orchiopexy.
abstract: In this study orchiopexy was performed in 30 Sprague-Dawley rats in order to compare traumatic effects of surgical and autologous fascial suture materials on testicular histology. Abscess formation was observed in 72.7% of the chromic, in 36.3% of the nylon, and in 18.1% of the vicryl fixed groups. There were no abscess formations in the dartos and autologous fascial fixed group. Examination of the testes revealed complete absence of spermatogenesis in the chromic fixed group. Spermatogenesis was normal, 72% in the vicryl, 18.1% in the nylon, 90.9% in the dartos and autologous fascial suture fixed groups. Antisperm antibody was not observed in any rat sera. We consider that it is preferred to use dartos pouch fixation. If necessary, it is advisable to use autologous fascial suture materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Karadeniz Technical and Ondokuzmayis University, Medical Faculty Hospital Samsun, Trabzon, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pul
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pul
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Ozgür
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gürses
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ercin
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Köksal
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology; D000818:Animals; D002857:Chromium / Q000009:adverse effects; D005206:Fascia Lata; D008297:Male; D009757:Nylons / Q000009:adverse effects; D011098:Polyglactin 910 / Q000009:adverse effects; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012611:Scrotum / Q000601:surgery*; D013091:Spermatogenesis / Q000187:drug effects; D013537:Sutures; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D013737:Testis / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D009757:Nylons; D002857:Chromium; D011098:Polyglactin 910