Ligation of the spermatic cord in dogs with a self-locking device of a resorbable polyglycolic based co-polymer – feasibility and long-term follow-up study

Table 1 Characteristics of the five dogs and number of days after surgery when no hyperechoic remnants of the device or acoustic shadowing or local tissue reactions were observed on ultrasound examination, performed monthly

Dog number	Breed	Age (years)	Bodyweight (kg)	Time (days)	Ultrasound examinations (days after surgery)
1	Beagle	13	16	93	10, 30, 72 , 93
2^e	Alaskan Husky	0.7	17	92	23, 55, 92
3	Border Collie	9	23	86	30, 57, 86
4^e	Australian Shepherd	1	24	100	25, 58, 100
5	Airedale Terrier	4	30	147	36, 68, 147
Mean ± standard deviation		5.5 ± 5.3	22 ± 5.7	104 ± 25

Data in right column is number of days between surgery and each follow-up examination.
2^e and 4^e were examined 13 and 3 days before surgery, respectively.

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