title: Lung resection using surgical staples in dogs and cats.
abstract: Thirty seven dogs and cats were subjected to lobectomy, partial lobectomy, or pneumonectomy using stapling equipment. The most common indication was neoplasia. No operative, perioperative, or long-term deaths could be attributed to the use of staples: complications were minimal. Staple resection was believed to be safe, fast, and efficient for removal of various segments of canine and feline lung.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats / Q000601:surgery*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000662:veterinary*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000662:veterinary; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000662:veterinary; D013528:Surgical Staplers / Q000662:veterinary*