Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Incisional hernia repair in rats: description of the sublay technique under videomagnification system.
- Year:
- 2022
- Authors:
- Tramontin DF et al.
- Affiliation:
- Graduate student. Universidade do Estado do Pará - School of Medicine - Belém (PA) · Brazil
- Species:
- rodent
Abstract
<h4>Purpose</h4>To describe the technique of sublay correction of incisional hernia in Wistar rats under videomagnification system.<h4>Methods</h4>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.<h4>Results</h4>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.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The technique is suitable for execution in Wistar rats.
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