Twelve mongrel dogs, with age between 1 and 6 years old and weight between 12 and 40 pounds, were submitted to tracheal resection and end-to-end anastomosis in which were tested braided polyester no capillary and monofilament nylon materiais. Six animais, every threeones with a same type of suture material, suffered the excision equivalent to three tracheal rings. A new intervention was performed with fifteen days, in which the equivalent of more six tracheal rings were removed, completing the total of nine. At the end of more fifteen days they were sacrificed. The other six animals, every three with a same type of suture material, were submitted to the excision equivalent to three tracheal rings and maintained for 43 days. The tracheal anastomosis were evaluated to clinic, radiographic, macroscopic and histopathologic studies. The monofilament nylon material exhibited less reaction than polyester and promoted a secure anastomosis with less risk of granuloma formation.
dogs; suture; tracheal; anastomosis
