title: Foreign body attachment to polypropylene suture material extruded into the small intestinal lumen after enteric closure in three dogs.
abstract: Three dogs in which polypropylene suture material was used to close an enteric surgery site in a continuous pattern were evaluated at a later date because of recurrence of signs of intestinal disease. Surgery in each dog revealed that the suture material had been extruded into the lumen of the intestine and acted as a site for attachment of a foreign body. The nonabsorbable nature of polypropylene and its use in a continuous pattern are possible explanations for this complication. Polydioxanone or poliglecaprone 25 may be suitable alternatives to polypropylene for use in a continuous pattern for closure of small intestinal surgery sites.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center, 123 W Cedar St, Norwalk, CT 06850, USA.
authors.forename: Milan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Milovancev
authors.forename: Debra L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Weisman
authors.forename: Matthew P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Palmisano
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011126:Polypropylenes / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013537:Sutures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes