Studies on Splenectomy Procedures in Certain farm Animals

’I’he present work wt? .. s mainly undc r t aken to p e r i o’rm e- COIJ;l)0.re.ti ve s t udy of the techniques for ap Lcne c t omy in clon!\.eys, calves and. goats. A study of the topographical ann tomy of the ap Le enwe.s crvx ri.eci out on 20 donkeys, 2 cc.Lv e e eric: 2 ’o.:l.ts todeternine the seat of choice for an e a sv arro roao h to the3) :eell.!~l~tel~iogr2phic;11 study of the ,’,3plecm r.’[lS a Ls o triedon spleen of 5 donkeys, 4 buff210 calves and 1 gO~t8after infusion of oilyau ane n s i.onof lesd oxide. The aim of t~is trial is to 90int out theintrasplenic distribution of the splenic artery. Four different tech ... n.i que s of splenectomy vre r e triedin Lt croups of donkeys, e ac h c omp r-i.ae d 5 an i.ma La , ’?het e c hn i.que s aprLf.e d ”vere splenectomy after p8.r’~ial l’efJecticmpartial resection oft he ’7.i..11 r’i b}i}.\.rtiull’p.sect:i..on of the 17th rib in s t an d i.ng pool tion, arid partialresection of the 18th rib. Splenectomy after partial resection- of the 16th rib surpassed other techniques. In calves the technique of splenectomy after partialresecti~n ~f the 12th rib was tried with success on fiveanimals.