Sterility Archives - Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia

Purpose: to compare ovarian adhesion according to different types of ovarian cortex closure. Methods: fifteen rabbits were randomly assigned to 3 groups according to the type of ovarian cortex closure, consisting of bipolar diathermy, 5-0 polyglactin 910 and 5-0 plain catgut. After 2 weeks the animals were sacrificed and the adhesion scores were evaluated in the right ovary using the Diamond classification. The left ovary, not incised, was used as control. Statistical analyses were done using analysis of variance (ANOVA), Scheffé test and Student's t test. Results:the mean adhesion scores for the bipolar, polyglactin and plain catgut groups were 0.7, 1.5 and 2.0, respectively. The analysis of variance detected a significant difference (p=0.02) between the three groups. Using Scheffé test for the two by two comparison of the groups, a significant difference was found between the bipolar and the plain catgut groups. Comparing the group in which sutures were used (independent of the material employed) with the bipolar group, a statistically significant difference was observed (1.8 and 0.7, respectively, p=0.01). Conclusions: the results obtained in this study are in accordance with the literature data, showing that second intention closure is more advantageous, concerning adhesion formation, than closure using sutures.