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Transanal endoscopic treatment of benign canine rectal tumours: preliminary results in six cases (1992 to 1996)
Author(s) -
Holt P. E.,
Durdey P.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1999.tb03115.x
Subject(s) - medicine , perforation , surgery , resection , rectum , materials science , punching , metallurgy
Transanal endoscopic resection and cautery of benign rectal tumours was performed in six dogs with extensive and/or inaccessible rectal neoplasia. The results were encouraging, with three dogs cured and the quality of life of a further two improved for a significant time. The remaining dog died as a result of rectal perforation. Transanal endoscopic treatment of extensive and/or inaccessible benign canine rectal tumours offers an alternative to more radical techniques such as pull‐through surgery.