SURGICAL-CORRECTION OF AN ACQUIRED VAGINAL STRICTURE IN A LLAMA, USING A CARBON-DIOXIDE LASER

Authors
BENNETT J KENNEL A STANHOPE CR
Citation
J. Bennett et al., SURGICAL-CORRECTION OF AN ACQUIRED VAGINAL STRICTURE IN A LLAMA, USING A CARBON-DIOXIDE LASER, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 212(9), 1998, pp. 1436
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00031488
Volume
212
Issue
9
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-1488(1998)212:9<1436:SOAAVS>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Vaginal stricture in llamas may develop after dystocia. Surgical repai r can be attempted, but stricture may recur. Vaginal lesions in humans have been excised, using carbon-dioxide lasers. Use of carbon-dioxide lasers in llamas may result in less tissue desiccation and subsequent adhesion formation than use of conventional surgical techniques.