#AMEROID CONSTRICTOR ON X RAY HOW TO#

2006) evaluated outcomes in dogs that had cellophane banding placed around their shunts with and without attenuation of the vessel by the band to <3 mm.

#AMEROID CONSTRICTOR ON X RAY HOW TO#

At CelloVet we provide pure, uncoated, cellulose based cellophane which is free from any additional treatments.ĭebate remains as to how to best apply cellophane around both extra-heptic and intra-hepatic shunts. Moreover, even if you stumble across what may be a cellulose based film, 99.9% of the time it will have some sort of plastic or adhesive coating to improve its material properties, handling and shelf life. As Smith (Veterinary Surgery, 2014) has shown, it is very unlikely that the material peddled as cellophane in your local store is cellulose based, but more likely a plastic. Veterinary surgeons were known to buy cigarettes, flowers or greeting cards in the hopes that the packaging they were supplied in was real cellophane. Before CelloVet, sourcing cellophane for use in veterinary surgery was haphazard.

As we have discussed earlier, real cellophane is made from extruded regenerated cellulose. In certain instances however, alternative methods of attenuation such as cellophane banding are required. Despite the risk of persistent shunting due to partial closure, ameroid are excellent for most dog and cat patients with portosystemic shunts.

Ameroid constrictor on x ray