Abstract
Background
Although there have been studies of the effects of pneumoperitoneum on the peritoneal cavity, we still do not know whether the morphologic changes to the peritoneum are different for pneumoperitoneum vs laparotomy. Using scanning electron microscopy, we examined the murine peritoneum after pneumoperitoneum vs laparotomy and compared the changes.
Methods
Forty-five mice were anesthetized with diethyl ether and divided into seven groups. Pneumoperitoneum was established at 5 mmHg for 30 min with carbon dioxide (CO2) (n=9), helium (n=9), and air (n=9). One group underwent laparotomy for 30 min (n=9), and a control group underwent anesthesia only (n=3). CO2 pneumoperitoneum was further established at 10 mmHg for 30 min (n=3) and at 5 mmHg for 60 min (n=3). After the procedures, the peritoneum was resected from the mesenterium of the small intestine in each animal and examined by scanning electron microscope for morphologic changes of the mesothelial cells.
Results
Bulging up of the mesothelial cells was evident immediately after pneumoperitoneum, whereas detachment of the mesothelial cells was present immediately after laparotomy. Bulging up of the mesothelial cells was reduced at 24 h after CO2 pneumoperitoneum and fully resolved at 72 h in all pneumoperitoneum groups, whereas the mesothelial cells remained detached at 72 h in the laparotomy group. Intercellular clefts were found immediately after helium pneumoperitoneum and were present at 24 h and 72 h after helium pneumoperitoneum, but they were not seen after air pneumoperitoneum and were only evident after CO2 pneumoperitoneum at 10 mmHg. Depression of the mesothelial cell surface was observed when pneumoperitoneum lasted 60 min.
Conclusion
Morphologic peritoneal alterations after pneumoperitoneum differed from those after laparotomy and were influenced by the type of gas, amount of pressure, and duration of insufflation. These peritoneal changes after pneumoperitoneum may be associated with a specific intraperitoneal tumor spread after laparoscopic cancer surgery.
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Suematsu, T., Hirabayashi, Y., Shiraishi, N. et al. Morphology of the murine peritoneum after pneumoperitoneum vs laparotomy. Surg Endosc 15, 954–958 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004640090100
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