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Figure 1. Performing surgery using the operating microscope
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Figure 2 A and B: Computerized axial tomographic scan and three dimensional reconstruction of a fibrosarcoma in a cat. This tumor was surgically removed.
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Figure 3. Computerized axial tomographic scan showing a large tumor of the right ear canal in a dog. A total ear canal ablation and lateral bulla osteotomy was performed.
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Figure 4. Computerized axial tomographic scan showing a portosystemic shunt (an abnormal vessel connecting the portal venous system with the systemic venous system.)
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Figure 5 A and B. A dog with a severely distended abdomen secondary to gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV). The right lateral abdominal radiograph shows the abnormal position of the stomach.
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Figure 6 A and B. Lateral abdominal radiograph of a dog with cystic calculi. Cystic calculi seen in the bladder at surgery.
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Figure 7 A and B. Decubital ulcer in a dog successfully treated with an axillary fold flap.
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Figure 8 A and B. Wound on the medial thigh of a dog successfully treated with a caudal superficial epigastric axial pattern flap.
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Figure 9. Surgery to remove a functional parathyroid tumor from a dog. The parathyroid hormone secreted by this tumor caused an elevation of the dog’s ionized blood calcium level.
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Figure 10. Dog with a small intestinal obstruction at surgery. A corn cob was removed from the insestine.
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Figure 11. A portosystemic shunt coursing along the lesser curvature of the stomach in a dog
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Figure 12. An ameroid ring placed on an extrahepatic portosystemic shunt
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