title: Use of a fiberoptic accessory for retrieval of adult heartworms in a dog with postcaval syndrome.
abstract: Use of a spiral fiberoptic basket for the removal of adult heartworms from the vena cava and right atrium of a dog with postcaval syndrome is described. Complications reported with the use of alligator forceps were not encountered with the basket.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000662:veterinary*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*