title: Anastomosis of the freshly divided uterine horns of rats with the CO2 laser vs. microsurgery.
abstract: We used the CO2 laser (group 1) and conventional microsurgery (group 2) for anastomosis of the freshly divided uterine horns of rats and compared the two methods. Each group was then compared with a control group in whom only exploration was carried out at laparotomy. Comparison was done regarding the clinical and histologic results. In addition, serum levels and tissue concentrations of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) were measured, and the three groups were compared. No significant difference was found between the mean adhesion scores of groups 1 and 2; however, when the control group was compared with the other groups, the differences were statistically significant. The tubal patency rates in groups 1 and 2 and the control group were 83.3%, 79.2% and 100%, respectively, and the pregnancy rates in those groups were 54.5% (6/11), 45.5% (5/11) and 100% (10/10). The differences in tubal patency and pregnancy rates between groups 1 and 2 were not significant, but when each was compared with the control group, the differences were significant. The mean scores for mucosal regeneration and disruption of the muscularis layer in group 1 were significantly lower than those in group 2. Serum levels and tissue concentrations of ALP and LDH in the control group were lower than in groups 1 and 2, and the differences between the control group and each of the other groups were significant; however, no significant difference was found between groups 1 and 2.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mevki Military Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamaci
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pabuccu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Belhan
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Zorlu
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Suludere
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Can
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sunguroglu
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Gökhun
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000818:Animals; D005186:Fallopian Tube Patency Tests; D005260:Female; D053685:Laser Therapy; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000453:epidemiology; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*