PURPOSE: To assess the arterial suture, comparing continuous and interrupted techniques, in abdominal aorta of growing rabbbits, using two types of suture material: Polypropylene 7-0 (nonabsorbable) and Polydioxanone 7-0 (absorbable). METHODS: Groups: GI - Control, without arterial suture; GII - Polypropylene, Interrupted technique; GIII - Polipropilene, Continuous technique; GIV - Polydioxanone, Interrupted technique and GV - Polydioxanone, Continuous technique. Each group was subdivided in four Moments of Euthanasia , according with the number of days after surgery: 7 , 14 , 30 and 60 days. The following itens were assessed: weight, arterial diameters and pulse, stenosis, thrombosis, tissue adherence at the suture line, aortography, suture material visibility, suture line healling visibility and microscopic study. RESULTS: a) after 60 days, the suture line site had a significant growing in all groups; b) interrupted technique result less suture line stenosis in surgical act and in euthanasia c) the difference between groups showed in the microscopic study, was transitory, not pesisting after 60 days post surgery; CONCLUSION: Polydioxanone is better than polypropylene for suture in growing artery, not causing (or causing little) restriction to the growing of the suture line, even though using continuous technique.
Artery; Suture; Polypropylene; Polydioxanone
