Development of a flexible alligator forceps : A new instrument for removal of heartworms in the pulmonary arteries of dogs.

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  • 肺動脈内の犬糸状虫摘出用新処置具 : フレキシブル・アリゲーター紺子の開発
  • 肺動脈内の犬糸状虫摘出用新処置具--フレキシブル・アリゲーター鉗子の開発〔英文〕(短報)
  • ハイ ドウミャクナイ ノ イヌ シジョウチュウ テキシュツヨウ シン ショチグ

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A flexible alligator forceps was developed as a new instrument for removal of heartworms in the pulmonary arteries without conducting thoracotomy. It was 570mm to 620mm in overall length, and 380mm to 430mm in length of the insertion part. The forceps measured 3mm in diameter, and was operated by flex-manipulation and grasping mechanisms. In 9 dogs, 81.1% (90/111 worms) to 100% (9/9 worms) of heartworms were removed from the pulmonary arteries after 4 to 33 manipulations. Injuries after treatment found at autopsy were only a few petechiae in the right atrium and/or tricuspid valve and scratches in the jugular vein.

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