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The Efficacy of Surgical Treatment with Flexible Alligator Forceps in Dogs with Heartworm Infection  

Yoon Hun-young (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University)
Jeong Soon-wuk (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University)
Kim Jun-young (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University)
Han Hyun-jung (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University)
Jang Ha-young (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University)
Lee Bora (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University)
Namkung Hyo-sun (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.22, no.4, 2005 , pp. 309-313 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was performed to assess the efficacy of surgical treatment with flexible alligator forceps (FAF) on heartworm infected dogs. Twenty dogs (10 males and 10 females) with heartworm infection, age $5.3\pm3.0\;(mean{\pm}S.D.)$ years and weight $9.3\pm6.5(mean{\pm}S.D.)kg$ were treated with FAF. Adult heartworms were removed by fluoroguided technique with FAF under inhalation anesthesia with isoflurane. For evaluation of the efficacy, removal rate and surgical time were measured, and removal sites were found. Antigen ELISA kit test and autopsy were performed to examine remained adult heartworms. Removal rate of total heartworms was $91.4\%$ including 15 complete retrieval cases and surgical time was $30.0\pm7.6(mean{\pm}S.E.)$ minutes. Heartworms were removed from the right ventricle, main pulmonary artery, and right and left pulmonary artery. Surgical treatment with FAF is an effective method with high removal rate, short surgical time, and various removal sites and it could be considered for the removal of adult heartworms in a dog.
Keywords
heartworms; flexible alligator forceps; surgical treatment; dogs;
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