Cicatrização de anastomose colônica reforçada por esponja de colágeno revestida com fatores de coagulação (TachoSil®) em ratos submetidos à quimioterapia intraperitoneal perioperatória precoce com 5-fluorouracil

Abstract

The administration of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) during the early postoperative period can decrease local cancer recurrence but may also cause impairment of the anastomotic healing. This study examined the effects of the use of this therapy and of the anastomotic sealing with a fibrin-collagen patch (TachoSil®) on the healing of colon anastomoses. Forty male rats were divided into four groups (I to IV, 10 rats each) that underwent transection and anastomosis of the left colon. The anastomoses were covered with TachoSil® in groups II and IV. Saline solution (2 ml/day groups I and II) or 5-FU (20 mg/kg/day; groups III and IV) was administered intraperitoneally (IP) once daily for three days. Bursting pressure (BP) was recorded and the anastomoses were examined macroscopically and graded histologically. The relative weight loss was significantly higher in group III than in the other groups (p=0.0004). Anastomotic dehiscense, postoperative adhesion formation, perianastomotic collections, and preanastomotic dilatation did not differ significantly among groups. BP was significantly lower in group III compared to all other groups (p=0.001). Neoangiogenesis was significantly lower in group III compared to groups I and II (p=0.05). Fibroblastic activity was significantly higher in group I compared to group III (p=0.035). Inflammatory cell infiltration and collagen deposition did not differ significantly among groups. Our results shown that the early postoperative IP chemotherapy with 5-FU impaired the healing of colon anastomoses. However, anastomotic sealing with TachoSil® reversed some of the negative effects of this therapy.