Clinical effects of the use of a bipolar vessel sealing device for soft palate resection and tonsillectomy in dogs, with histological assessment of resected tonsillar tissue

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether soft palate resection and tonsillectomy with a bipolar vessel sealing device (BVSD) improves clinical respiratory score. To document histopathological changes to tonsillar tissue following removal with a BVSD. METHODS & RESULTS: Case series of 22 dogs with clini...

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Published in:	Australian veterinary journal Vol. 93; no. 12; pp. 445 - 451
Main Authors:	Cook, DA, Moses, PA, Mackie, JT
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Australian Veterinary Association 01.12.2015 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Airway Obstruction - surgery Airway Obstruction - veterinary Animals brachycephalic airway syndrome Craniosynostoses - surgery Craniosynostoses - veterinary Dog Diseases - surgery Dogs Female histopathology Male palate Palate, Soft - surgery Palatine Tonsil - pathology Palatine Tonsil - surgery resection small animal surgery soft palate resection Surgery, Veterinary - methods tonsillectomy Tonsillectomy - methods Tonsillectomy - veterinary tonsils Treatment Outcome upper respiratory obstruction dogs soft palate resection tonsillectomy upper respiratory obstruction brachycephalic airway syndrome small animal surgery
ISSN:	0005-0423, 1751-0813, 1751-0813
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