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Transendoscopic Nd: YAG Laser Ablation of Vaginal Septa in a Bitch
Author(s) -
WHITACRE MICHAEL D.,
TATE LLOYD P.,
ESTILL CHARLES T.,
CAMP STEVEN D. VAN
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1991.tb01257.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ablation , cervix , endoscope , surgery , nasal septum , nose , cancer
A vaginal septum was diagnosed in an English bulldog bitch during routine estrous cycle staging. The septum extended 16 cm from the vestibulo‐vaginal junction to just caudal to the cervix. The septum was removed by two applications of an Nd:YAG laser via a flexible fiberoptic endoscope. Complete healing occurred over a 5‐week period and was uneventful. The bitch was bred and subsequently delivered four puppies vaginally. Transendoscopic laser ablation provided a noninvasive approach to surgically remove a vaginal septum in the dog.