Obstetrics and Gynecology International 5 (a) (b) Artery Serosa Broad ligament Veins Musculosa Mucosa Figure 3: Section of the pathological cervix. Aseptic Phase. The needle is changed and either a buried simple continuous suture is made with the serosa (sero-serous continuous suture), or the stump is enfolded in one of the broad ligaments, which is ﬁxated with a suture in the bursa. The ligament will weld itself to the stump. Finally, the stump can be invaginated by burying it in the vagina, then placing a ligature a few centimetres behind the original section. However, invagination is practically impossible to perform in small dogs due to the small size of their genital tract. These suture procedures eliminate the risk of peri- toneal infection, since the pathological secretions drain into the vagina. Suturing the Abdominal Wall. The sutured stump is returned to the abdominal cavity and the abdominal wall is closed using “X”-shaped interrupted sutures with VICRYL N.D. Dec.4. If the subcutaneous connective tissue is very abundant, a simple continuous subcutaneous suture is performed using VICRYL N.D. Dec.3.