The use of a stapler in splenic salvage as an alternative to the sutured partial splenectomy or splenorrhaphy.
1988
G Raschbaum, and
T J Harnar, and
P C Canizaro
Department of Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock.
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D004285
Dogs
The domestic dog, Canis familiaris, comprising about 400 breeds, of the carnivore family CANIDAE. They are worldwide in distribution and live in association with people. (Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p1065)
Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.
Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013156
Splenectomy
Surgical procedure involving either partial or entire removal of the spleen.
Splenectomies
D013528
Surgical Staplers
Fastening devices composed of steel-tantalum alloys used to close operative wounds, especially of the skin, which minimizes infection by not introducing a foreign body that would connect external and internal regions of the body. (From Segen, Current Med Talk, 1995)