Surgical management of extra hepatic portocaval shunt using operative mesenteric portovenography and the placement of an Ameroid constrictor.
Performed on a 2 and a half year old Patterdale Terrier by Alasdair Hotston Moore MA VetMB CertSAC CertVR CertSAS PGCert(HE) MRCVS, Head of Surgical Referrals at Bath Veterinary Referrals. Telephone: 01225 832521. Web: http://www.bathvetreferrals.co.uk Email: contact@bathvetreferrals.co.ukOperation performed using surgical blades from Swann-Morton http://www.swann-morton.com/
First published: Mon, Jul 22 2013
Excellent. What is the Ameroid made of? (Comment posted Tue, Jul 23 2013)
I'm glad you enjoyed it. The ameroid is a ring of stainless steel with an inner ring of casein. In the UK they are sold by Veterinary Instrumentation.
Best wishes, Alasdair
(Comment posted Tue, Jul 23 2013)