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A Ligated Intestinal Loop Model in Anesthetized Specific Pathogen Free Chickens to Study Clostridium Perfringens Virulence
Published on: October 11, 2018
New training model using chickens intestine for pediatric intestinal anastomosis
Deivid Ramos Dos Santos1, Faustino Chaves Calvo2, Daniel Haber Feijó3
1Fellow Master degree, Postgraduate Program in Surgery and Experimental Research, Universidade do Estado do Pará (UEPA), Belem-PA, Brazil. Acquisition and interpretation of data; conception, design, intellectual and scientific content of the study; interpretation of data; manuscript writing.
Purpose:
To develop a new low-cost, easy-to-make and available training model using chickens' intestine for infant intestinal anastomosis.
Methods:
Segments of chicken intestine were used to create an intestinal anastomosis simulator. We tried to perform an end-to-end, end-to-side and side-to-side anastomosis. Handsewn sutured anastomosis were performed in single layered with interrupted prolene 5-0 suture. The parameters analyzed were cost, intestine's diameter and length, anastomosis patency and flow-through and leakage amount.
Results:
In all cases it was possible to make the anastomosis in double layered without difficulties, different from the usual ones. There was a positive patency at all anastomoses after the end of the procedure, with no need for reinterventions.
Conclusion:
The new training model using chickens' intestine for infant intestinal anastomosis is low-cost, easy-to-make and easy available.
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