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Investigation of leakage holes created by 4 needle types used for closure of canine enterotomies

Kostantinos Mitsou, Lysimachos George Papazoglou, Ioannis Savvas, Emmanouil Tzimtzimis.


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Abstract
The creation of leakage holes in the intestinal wall by four types of swaged-on needles used to close enterotomy incisions in canine cadavers was studied. Twenty-four enterotomies were performed in 10 cm jejunal sections obtained from five dogs following euthanasia. After placement of Doyen intestinal forceps to the ends of each section, a 3 cm antimesenteric incision was performed and closed using 4-0 polydioxanone suture armed in a swaged-on needle in a simple interrupted pattern. One group served as control, with no enterotomies performed. The four groups that we used consisted of six sections each: group CC was closed with a polydioxanone suture armed in a conventional cutting needle, group RC was closed with a reversed cutting needle, group TPP was closed with a taper point plus needle, and group TC was closed with a taper cutting needle. Leak testing was performed by infusion of 13.5 mL methylene blue solution into the intestinal lumen. Significant differences between leakage and non-leakage sections of group CC were detected (P=.027). No statistical differences were detected among other groups. Conventional cutting needles seem to create leaking holes in cadaveric healthy jejunum during needle passage for closing an enterotomy incision.

Key words: Dog, enterotomy, leakage, needle holes, surgical needles


 
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Mitsou K, Papazoglou LG, Savvas I, Tzimtzimis E. Investigation of leakage holes created by 4 needle types used for closure of canine enterotomies. Open Vet J. 2018; 8(4): 411-414. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i4.10

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Mitsou K, Papazoglou LG, Savvas I, Tzimtzimis E. Investigation of leakage holes created by 4 needle types used for closure of canine enterotomies. https://www.openveterinaryjournal.com/?mno=294501 [Access: April 28, 2025]. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i4.10

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Mitsou K, Papazoglou LG, Savvas I, Tzimtzimis E. Investigation of leakage holes created by 4 needle types used for closure of canine enterotomies. Open Vet J. 2018; 8(4): 411-414. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i4.10


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Mitsou K, Papazoglou LG, Savvas I, Tzimtzimis E. Investigation of leakage holes created by 4 needle types used for closure of canine enterotomies. Open Vet J. (2018), [cited April 28, 2025]; 8(4): 411-414. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i4.10


Harvard Style

Mitsou, K., Papazoglou, . L. G., Savvas, . I. & Tzimtzimis, . E. (2018) Investigation of leakage holes created by 4 needle types used for closure of canine enterotomies. Open Vet J, 8 (4), 411-414. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i4.10


Turabian Style

Mitsou, Kostantinos, Lysimachos George Papazoglou, Ioannis Savvas, and Emmanouil Tzimtzimis. 2018. Investigation of leakage holes created by 4 needle types used for closure of canine enterotomies. Open Veterinary Journal, 8 (4), 411-414. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i4.10


Chicago Style

Mitsou, Kostantinos, Lysimachos George Papazoglou, Ioannis Savvas, and Emmanouil Tzimtzimis. "Investigation of leakage holes created by 4 needle types used for closure of canine enterotomies." Open Veterinary Journal 8 (2018), 411-414. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i4.10


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Mitsou, Kostantinos, Lysimachos George Papazoglou, Ioannis Savvas, and Emmanouil Tzimtzimis. "Investigation of leakage holes created by 4 needle types used for closure of canine enterotomies." Open Veterinary Journal 8.4 (2018), 411-414. Print. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i4.10


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Mitsou, K., Papazoglou, . L. G., Savvas, . I. & Tzimtzimis, . E. (2018) Investigation of leakage holes created by 4 needle types used for closure of canine enterotomies. Open Veterinary Journal, 8 (4), 411-414. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i4.10


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