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Incisional hernia repair in rats: description of the sublay technique under videomagnification system
Daniela Ferreira Tramontin1, Luís Vinícius Pires da Costa1, Nayara Pontes de Araújo1
1Graduate student. Universidade do Estado do Pará - School of Medicine - Belém (PA), Brazil.
Purpose:
To describe the technique of sublay correction of incisional hernia in Wistar rats under videomagnification system.
Methods:
Five male rats of the species Rattus norvegicus, of the Wistar lineage, with body weight between 250-350 g and 60 days old were used. Incisional hernia was inducted in all animals. After that, the incisional hernia was immediately corrected by the sublay method.
Results:
There were no cases of recurrence of the incisional hernia after placement of the polypropylene mesh using the sublay technique. No postoperative complications were observed.
Conclusions:
The technique is suitable for execution in Wistar rats.
