title: Evaluation of three techniques for end-to end anastomosis of the small colon in horses.
abstract: In an attempt to determine the best method for surgical removal of devitalized small colon lesions, 12 horses underwent a double small colon resection and end-to-end anastomosis. In 4 horses (study 1), an appositional single-layer (APP-1) suture pattern was compared with an inverting 2-layer (INV-2) suture pattern. In 8 horses (study 2), an appositional 2-layer (APP-2) suture pattern was compared with the INV-2 suture technique. Polydioxanone suture (size 1-0), was used. Horses were evaluated at necropsy 3, 10, 14, 28, or 56 days after surgery. Postoperative complications (peritonitis, impaction, or excessive adhesions) were encountered in 100, 42, and 13% of the APP-1, INV-2, and APP-2 anastomoses, respectively. Postmortem evaluation of the small colon revealed dehiscence of the anastomotic site, diffuse peritonitis, and adhesion formation in 3 of the 4 horses in which the resection line was closed with the APP-1 pattern. With the INV-2 and APP-2 techniques, more intestinal inversion was present in the nontaenial than in the taenial portion of the small colon. More postoperative impactions were found with the INV-2 (n = 5) anastomoses than with the APP-2 (n = 1) technique; this appeared to be the result of excessive tissue inversion. There was no difference in lumen diameter between the INV-2 and the APP-2 techniques (P greater than or equal to 0.05).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Nixon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Calderwood-Mays
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gronwall
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D003106:Colon / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses / Q000601:surgery*