Abstract
The histology of intestinal repair has been most comprehensively studied and described by many investigators, such as Warren,1Senn,2Murphy3and many others. The strength of the union has been determined by its resistance to hydrostatic pressure, in the observations of Chlumsky4and of Horsley.5The capillary action of the suture material has been spoken of by many writers, but no experimental data have been noted in available literature. The subject of capillarity in intestinal suturing is worthy of consideration and study, for the reason that the fear of infecting the peritoneal cavity by capillarity has been the cause of attempts to include but a part of the intestinal wall in the bight of the stitch and, in consequence, the introduction of stitches that have yielded and so proved to be insecure. Capillarity in this connection is generally understood to mean the seepage, creeping or
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