We report a new method of fixation of osteochondral fractures using tissue adhesive butyl-2-cyanoacrylate. A traumatic osteochondral fracture of the patella and the medial femoral condyle in a 29-year-old male was fixed with butyl-2-cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive. At 6 month follow-up the fractures showed complete healing, the postoperative knee score was 84 and the functional knee score 90 (Kne...

Background. Injection with N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate is a proven and successful therapeutic modality for treatment of patients with bleeding gastric varices. However, a variety of complications have also been associated with its use. Here, we report a rare case of retrogastric abscess which occurred almost six months after this therapy. This abscess was attributed to the hampered microbial cleara...

Introduction: In the treatment of hepatic injuries, there is not always adequate and secure hemostasis. A hepatic biopsy is indispensable in the evolution of focal or diffuse liver cell disease, being necessary for candidates for liver transplant and post-transplant treatment. Many patients suffer blood clotting that increases the risk of bleeding. For this reason, it is necessary to seek for s...

OBJECTIVE To report a case of ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma with massive hemoperitoneum which was successfully controlled with isoamyl 2-cyanoacrylate. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A 46-year-old Bangladeshi gentleman presented to our casualty complaining of acute abdominal pain and distension, associated with jaundice. Bedside abdominal ultrasound showed multiple focal lesions i...

PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy of ethyl-cyanoacrylate in the treatment of fístula-in-ano in rats with and without prior seton placement. METHODS Thirty rats Wistar with fístula-in-ano produced surgically, distributed in three groups: group A (ethyl-cyanoacrylate) - treated by application of ethyl-cyanoacrylate into fístula tract; group B (seton + ethyl-cyanoacrylate) - seton placement follo...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the use of ethyl-2-cyanoacrylate in the treatment of an injury caused in a partially excluded segment of the mouse gut: the cecum. METHODS We used 45 male Wistar rats, divided into three equal groups; in all there was performed a partial resection of the cecum. The groups were designated as Group 1: the lesion was treated with application of ethyl-2-cyanoacrylate, Group ...