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ArticleBMC veterinary research2020

Significantly delayed polyglactin 910 suture-related pseudoinfection in a Yucatan pig.

Dalis Collins, Brian Simons

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Article in BMC veterinary research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Dalis CollinsCenter of Comparative Medicine (DC) and Diagnostic Pathology Laboratory (BS), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. dalis.collins@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2484-1640
Brian SimonsCenter of Comparative Medicine (DC) and Diagnostic Pathology Laboratory (BS), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Baylor College of Medicine · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPolyglactin 910 is a synthetic braided, absorbable suture commonly used in surgery. Though polyglactin 910 suture-related pseudoinfection is well documented in the human literature, it has not been previously reported in the veterinary literature. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 3-year-old female, ovariectomized but otherwise experimentally naïve Yucatan pig was evaluated for a several week history of bilateral multifocal abscesses in the area of the paralumbar fossa, which continued to worsen despite oral antibiotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications. The multi-focal abscesses continued to worsen and additional diagnostics were pursued including cytology, culture (aerobic, anaerobic and fungal), and bloodwork. All supported a non-infectious etiology. Biopsy results indicated a suture-related pseudoinfection. Despite treatment including parenteral antibiotics, pain medications and superficial surgical debridement, the dermatologic lesions worsened. Euthanasia was elected. Post-mortem necropsy demonstrated a suture-related pseudoinfection with extrusion of suture material from the ovarian pedicle ligatures through the body wall and skin leading to numerous sterile abscesses in the bilateral paralumbar fossa.

conclusionsThis is the first published report of a significantly delayed polyglactin 910 suture-related pseudoinfection in a Yucatan pig. While likely an isolated incident, it supports further research into this area. Additionally for critical research studies using Yucatan pigs, pre-surgical assessment with hypersensitivity patch testing may be appropriate.

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AbscessAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsFemaleOvariectomyPolyglactin 910SuturesSwineAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsPolyglactin 910

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