PARTIAL SPLENECTOMY USING RELOADABLE LINEAR STAPLERS IN DOGS

Emad Esmat, M.; Abbas, M.; Kishta, S.; M.E Sheta, E.

doi:10.21608/ejsur.2001.376349

PARTIAL SPLENECTOMY USING RELOADABLE LINEAR STAPLERS IN DOGS

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Department of General Surgery, Theoder Bilharz Research Institute

² Department of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt

10.21608/ejsur.2001.376349

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to test the efficiency and safty of using reloadable linear staplers in partial
splenectomy.
Methods: This was an experimental study on dogs. Partial splenectomy was performed in 20 adult mongrel healthy dogs
using reloadable linear staplers (RL ― 90) [*1]. Another 10 dogs were sham -operated as a control group. The dogs were
followed up post operatively by close observation and by hematological parameters including erythrocytic count,
haemoglobin level, packed cell volume (PCV) and total leucoytic count. After one month the dogs were sacrificed and autopsy was performed.
Results: Intra-operative bleeding was negligible during resection of the spleen and there was no clinical or laboratory
signs of post operative hemorrhage in all the operated dogs. They all survived for one month without complications.
Conclusion and Recommendations: The use of stapling technique in partial splenectomy in dogs was quite safe, ensured excellent heamostasis and shortened the time of operation. Nevertheless, due to the specification of the instrument, its application in humans might be suggested to be restricted to those having a thin spleen allows the use of the stapler as in case of young children with localized pathology in their spleen.