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. 1987 Sep-Oct;16(5):389-91.
doi: 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1987.tb00973.x.

A technique for elective splenectomy of equidae using a transthoracic approach

D L Rigg  1 , E L Reinertson, M L Buttrick
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A technique for elective splenectomy of equidae using a transthoracic approach

D L Rigg et al. Vet Surg. 1987 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Splenectomy was performed electively on 80 ponies, horses, and donkeys for preparation in collecting Babesia antigens. Access to the abdomen was by resection of the sixteenth left rib and incision of the diaphragm. The technique afforded good exposure of the splenic vessels and attachments. Closure was facilitated by preservation of the periosteum of the resected rib. Difficulty was encountered both in surgical technique and postoperative complications in obese animals. The transthoracic approach was found to be a useful technique for equine splenectomy.

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