TABLE 1.

Patient information, stapler size, staple size, and complications for nine dogs that underwent penile amputation using a thoracoabdominal stapler

Case	Age (years)	Sex	Breed	Presenting signs	Diagnosis	Hosp. (days)	Cartridge length used	Staple length used	Duration of surgical procedure	Surgical complications	Post‐operative complications
1	1	MC	Boxer	Chronic paraphimosis	Idiopathic priapism	4	55	4.8 mm (green)	85 min	None	Swollen stoma site
2	8	MC	Mixed breed dog	Chronic paraphimosis, necrotic glans penis	Idiopathic priapism	3	30	3.5 mm (blue)	90 min	None	None
3	7	MC	Miniature Schnauzer	Chronic paraphimosis, self‐traumatization	Idiopathic priapism	2	30	3.5 mm (blue)	60 min	None	None
4	5	MC	English Bulldog	Recurrent urethral prolapse	Recurrent urethral prolapse	2	55	3.5 mm (blue)	90 min	None	None
5	2	MC	English Bulldog	Recurrent urethral prolapse	Recurrent urethral prolapse	3	55	3.5 mm (blue)	?	None	Amputation site dehiscence
6	11	MC	Mixed breed dog	Dysuria, stranguria	Fibrosarcoma	5	30	3.5 mm (blue)	75 min	None	None
7	12	MC	Boston Terrier	Prepucial mass	Balanoposthitis	3	30	3.5 mm (blue)	90 min	None	None
8	9	MC	Mixed breed dog	Penile mass	Mast cell tumour	4	30	3.5 mm (blue)	85 min	None	None
9	2	MC	Standard Poodle	Penile trauma, acute paraphimosis	Penile trauma	2	90, 55	4.8 mm (green), 3.5 mm (blue)	?	Inadequate compression of staples	Swollen stoma site

Abbreviation: MC, male castrated.