Reinforcement of the pelvic diaphragm using a purse-string suture in dogs: description of technique

ABSTRACT Recurrence of perineal hernias is frequent, and is associated to poor identification of anatomical structures during surgery, inadequate suture placement, and failure of physical support of the pelvic diaphragm after surgical reconstruction. The objective of this work is to describe a novel...

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Main Authors: P.C. Moraes, A.C. Facin, N.M. Rosa-Ballaben, N.M. Zanetti, L.G.G.G. Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
Subjects:
dog
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352017000100089&lng=en&tlng=en