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Evaluation of Intestinal Staples for End‐to‐end Anastomosis of the Small Intestine in the Horse
Author(s) -
SULLINS KENNETH E.,
STASHAK TED S.,
MERO KENDALL N.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1985.tb00832.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anastomosis , jejunum , surgery , horse , adhesion , end point , small intestine , paleontology , chemistry , geometry , mathematics , organic chemistry , biology
Segments of jejunum that had been subjected to ischemia 1 month previously were resected en bloc in six horses. Everted end‐to‐end anastomoses were performed by application of double rows of stainless steel staples. The anastomotic sites were examined at 3 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 8 months postoperatively. All but one of the horses experienced colic at some point after the second postoperative week. At 3 weeks, there was extensive adhesion and stricture formation associated with the anastomoses. With increasing time postoperatively, there were progressively less severe adhesions and strictures. At 6 and 8 months, there was separation of the muscularis with noticeable thinning at the anastomotic site.