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Fig. 5

From: Surgical intervention for the correction of fecal impaction in an obstipated cat with an old compression injury in the lumbosacral region of the spine

Fig. 5

Routine closure of the abdomen and approximation of the skin edges. A Suturing the colon. B Placing intestinal forceps (yellow arrow) into the lumen to guide (green arrow) and aid in suturing. Observing adjacent structures and urinary bladder (white arrow). C Closure of the colon by interrupted extramucosal sutures. D Closure of the abdomen (first layer). E Second layer closure of the abdomen. F Initial skin closure by subcuticular suture. G Final skin closure by simple interrupted sutures

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