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Significantly delayed polyglactin 910 suture-related pseudoinfection in a Yucatan pig
1Center of Comparative Medicine (DC) and Diagnostic Pathology Laboratory (BS), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. dalis.collins@gmail.com.
BMC Veterinary Research
|November 26, 2020
Summary
A Yucatan pig developed a severe, delayed pseudoinfection linked to polyglactin 910 (Vicryl) sutures, presenting as sterile abscesses. This case highlights a rare complication not previously seen in veterinary literature.
Area of Science:
- Veterinary Pathology
- Surgical Complications
- Comparative Medicine
Background:
- Polyglactin 910 is a common synthetic, absorbable surgical suture.
- Suture-related pseudoinfection is documented in humans but not previously in veterinary medicine.
