Obsophagotomy And Oesophageal Anastomosis In Dogs

Experimental studies were performed upon surgery othe oervioal oesophagus on 96 oJ.1.nioally healthy dogs~The an1maJs were divided into eight grou.ps aocording to the type of operation performed and suture material used These operations are oesophagotomy’- elliptical excd,-sion’. oe sophagos tomy and l’tl,.5i~’2 and 2~5 om:- Oeao”phageaJ.reseQtion us:ing one row of inverting suture teclmique (mo.ditied Plakhoten) w1th 4/0 oatgut or 2/0 mersilk onround eyeless needle:tThe a~n of the present investigation was to study the. following i The qual.ity of healing process of carviuloesophagus in d.:t:rferent surgical interferences’, the roleplayed by a.bsorbable suture material (catgut) in the heal.ing of the oasophageal wounds and its fate inside the tjLsSU9’, degree of resection of the cervi(}al oe aophagus, T)1eseobjeats has been studied and discussedThe obained results woretThe mucous membrane heal.4d by :i7egeneration of theIp1thelium .•• oesol?hae;otOIl\Y’ after 2 weeks’, ellip~ioal e:x:c~s-at·tar ~ weeks’~’ oesophagostomy after 4 weeks’, and aophageaJ. resections after 5 or 6 weeks,The catgut :in a fine number (4/0) proved to be a goodfor suturing the oesophageal wounds and~”ad an important role in the healing process,