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Lung resection using surgical staples in dogs and cats
S M LaRue1, S J Withrow, P M Wykes
1Comparative Oncology Unit, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523.
Veterinary Surgery : VS
|May 1, 1987
Abstract:
Thirty seven dogs and cats were subjected to lobectomy, partial lobectomy, or pneumonectomy using stapling equipment. The most common indication was neoplasia. No operative, perioperative, or long-term deaths could be attributed to the use of staples: complications were minimal. Staple resection was believed to be safe, fast, and efficient for removal of various segments of canine and feline lung.