A NEW TYPE OF RE-ENTRANT CANNULA DESIGNED FOR USE IN THE SMALL INTESTINE OF THE PIG |
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| Authors: | M Ivan Ing MSc PhD |
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| Institution: | Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, 2351 |
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| Abstract: | A new type of intestinal re-entrant cannula for the small intestine of pigs is described. It consisted of an intestinal tube joined to a stem bearing a flange and two perspex plugs ("maintenance plug" and "collection plug"). The cannula was inserted in the intestine through the incision on the antimesenteric side of the intestine and no transection of the intestine was required. No outside connection was present and the cannula extended only 1 to 2cm beyond the body. Cannulae were inserted in the duodenum and ileum of 5 pigs and these functioned satisfactorily for up to 3 months. |
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