The Clinical Study of Wound Healing after Laparotomy in Cyprinus carpio

However the different stages of wound healing in animals have been comprehensively investigated, but this issue has recieved little attention in regard with the fishes. Since only limited information on the subject was available, this study was carried out. To study wound healing in fish, 171 one year old Cyprinus carpio were divided into three groups. Each group consisted of 32 carps and the rest were used as the controls. The fishes were nesthetized by MS 222 (100 ppm in 30 1) and kept in this condition using a circulator, then incised about 3-4 cm along the midline from posterior thorax to near the anal area. The abdominal organs were observed and manipulated allowed by the closure of abdominal wall. The abdominal incision was closed one layer in simple interrupted pattern. The incision in the first group was utured by chromic cut gut # 1, the second group by plain cut gut # 2 and the third group by polyglycolic acid suture # 3/0. After the operation the fishes sere kept in three di.....