Single layer anastomosis of the digestive tract: comparison of the commonly used sutures: a study in dogs

Abstract

The four more commonly used types of surgical sutures of the digestive tract were compared one to another in small bowel of dogs (n = 6). Namely: sero-submucosal stitches tied in the lumen, over the submucosa; sero-submucosal stitches tied in the exterior of the organ, over the serosa; total stitches tied in the lumen, over the mucosa; and total sutures tied in the exterior, over the serosa (Gambee's stitches). Friedman's test was applied for the morphometry and for evaluation of the adhesions. The sero-submucosal method with the knots tied over the serosa was the best one.