Experimental evaluation of ileal patch in delayed primary repair of penetrating colon injuries: An animal study.
Primary repair of traumatic colonic perforation is progressively gaining acceptance as the best method of management. However, when delayed, the risk of infection-related complications may increase. Here, we present a new method of repairing colon perforation in the presence of peritonitis. Acute colon injury was simulated in 22 German shepherd dogs. The dogs were randomly divided into two groups of 11 and after 24 hours they were operated on. The perforations were repaired by subserosal suture technique. In the first group (group A), ileal patch was used. In the other group (group B), the colon was closed by debridement and anastomosis. After 6 weeks, the repairs were assessed on the basis of survival, gross and histological assessments. Nine (82%) dogs in group A and six (56%) in group B survived. Ileal patch utilization significantly decreased the mortality rate (p < 0.05). The cause of death in two group A dogs and five group B dogs was peritonitis and intra-abdominal abscess formation. None of the surviving dogs showed evidence of anastomotic leakage or breakdown. Small bowel patch used in primary repair of colon injury in the presence of peritonitis may decrease the risk of postoperative infection-related complications and the mortality rate.
Abbasi
Hamid Reza
HR
Department of Surgery, Faghihi Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Bolandparvaz
Shahram
S
Yarmohammadi
Hooman
H
Geramizadeh
Bita
B
Tanideh
Nader
N
Paydar
Shahram
S
Hosseini
Seyed Vahid
SV
D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000150:complications; D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D003106:Colon / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007082:Ileum / Q000637:transplantation*; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000150:complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D014945:Wound Healing; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*