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J Vet Sci. 2004 Sep; 5(3): 267-270 |
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Use of the n-butyl cyanoacrylate adhesive and the polyglactine thread suture for corneal rhaphy in rabbit (Oryctolagus cunicullus).
Francisco Claudio Dantas Mota1,*, Duvaldo Eurides1, Patricia Maria Coletto Freitas1, Marcelo Emilio Beletti1, Michelle Rodriques Goulart1, Livia Maria Ferreira Cunha1, Luiz Antonio Franco da Silva2, Maria Clorinda Soares Fioravanti2. |
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1College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brasil. dantasmota@yahoo.com.br
2College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Goiania, Goias, Brasil. |
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the cicatricial repair of perforating cornea in rabbits, by using the N-butyl cyanoacrylate adhesive compared to the 910- polyglactine thread suture through macroscopic and histological assays. Corneas from 18 adult rabbits were perforated and subsequently occluded with N-butyl cyanoacrylate synthetic adhesive (right cornea) or by separated single points using the 910-polyglactine thread (left cornea). The rabbits were divided into groups containing three animals per group. Examination after 7, 15, and 30 days post-operative showed that both the synthetic adhesive and the suture were efficient in the occlusion of the surgical wounds, thus stabilizing the intra-ocular content. The N-butyl cyanoacrylate adhesive was shown to be superior to the 910-polyglactine suture thread with regards to the evolution and the organization of the healing process.
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