Urinary Bladder Incisions in Dogs Comparison of Ventral and Dorsal |
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| Authors: | JOSEPH P DESCH II dvm ms STANLEY D WAGNER dvm ms |
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| Institution: | Department of Surgery and Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. |
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| Abstract: | The occurrence of postoperative adhesions following ventral (20 dogs) or dorsal (12 dogs) urinary bladder incisions was evaluated. The bladder incisions were sutured with 3–0 polydioxanone suture material in a two-layer closure. Laparotomy (no urinary bladder incision) was performed in four dogs, which served as controls. The surgical sites were examined 1 (30 dogs) and 2 weeks (6 dogs) after surgery. Omental adherence to the urinary bladder was a frequent finding, but none of the urinary bladders was adhered to the ventral abdominal wall incision. |
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