Inflammatory cytokine expression following the use of bipolar electrocoagulation, ultracision harmonic scalpel and cold knife biopsy

Litta,Pietro; Saccardi,Carlo; Gizzo,Salvatore; Conte,Lorena; Ambrosi,Giulia; Sissi,Claudia; Palumbo,Manlio

doi:10.3892/mmr.2015.3677

Inflammatory cytokine expression following the use of bipolar electrocoagulation, ultracision harmonic scalpel and cold knife biopsy

Authors:
- Pietro Litta
- Carlo Saccardi
- Salvatore Gizzo
- Lorena Conte
- Giulia Ambrosi
- Claudia Sissi
- Manlio Palumbo
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Affiliations: Department of Women's and Children's Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, University of Padua, Padua 35128, Italy, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padua, Padua 35128, Italy
Published online on: April 24, 2015 https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2015.3677
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Abstract

Electrical surgical devices may determine tissue damage through lateral thermal spread and activation of inflammatory processes. Several tissue effects are associated with the use of different surgical instruments. The aim of the present study was to compare tissue damage following the application of cold knife biopsy, bipolar electrocoagulation and the ultracision harmonic scalpel, through the analysis of inflammatory gene mediator expression. Three fragments of the round ligament (length 0.5 cm) were obtained from 22 females who had undergone total or subtotal laparoscopic hysterectomy using three different modes of resection: Cold knife biopsy, bipolar electrocoagulation and ultracision harmonic scalpel. The tissue fragments were examined by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) analysis of selected cytokines. Gene expression analysis demonstrated large standard deviations due to individual variability among patients and indicated variability in the concentrations of cytokines in the three different samples. The quantity of cytokine mRNA in the cold knife biopsy samples was generally greater than those obtained by other techniques. Tumor necrosis factor‑α expression was significantly higher in the sample obtained with the ultracision harmonic scalpel and bipolar electrocoagulation (P=0.033) when compared with cold knife biopsy. The inflammatory response was analyzed by the quantification of gene expression through the use of qPCR. The ultracision harmonic scalpel and bipolar electrocoagulation triggered the inflammatory cascade and resulted in an increased production of cytokines compared with cold knife biopsy.

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