Development of a minimally invasive endoscopic technique for excisional biopsy of the axillary lymph nodes in dogs.

Objective: To develop and describe a minimally invasive technique for excisional biopsy of the axillary lymph nodes in dogs.

Study Design: Descriptive cadaver and clinical case series.

Animals: Four canine cadavers and three clinical patients.

Comparison of methods to determine primary tumour size in canine apocrine gland anal sac adenocarcinoma.

Objectives: To assess agreement between measurement of primary apocrine gland anal sac adenocarcinoma tumours using digital palpation, CT and formalin-fixed tissue and to look for associations with metastasis at presentation.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective study of different methods of measuring primary tumour size in histopathologically-confirmed canine apocrine gland anal sac adenocarcinoma.

Results: One hundred sixteen tumours from 107 dogs were included.

Influence of multiple reuse and resterilization cycles on the performance of a bipolar vessel sealing device (LigaSure) intended for single use.

Objective: To determine the number of use/cleaning/resterilization cycles that can be safely applied to a vessel sealing device intended for single use (LigaSure).

Study Design: Ex vivo study.

Sample Population: LigaSure Small Jaw handsets (n = 6) and LigaSure Impact handsets (n = 6).