Intraoperative and major postoperative complications and survival of dogs undergoing surgical management of epiglottic retroversion: 50 dogs (2003-2017).

Objective: To report intraoperative and major postoperative complications in dogs treated surgically for epiglottic retroversion (ER), compare the incidence of major postoperative complications between procedures, and report survival of surgically treated dogs.

Study Design: Multi-institutional retrospective study.

Sample Population: Fifty dogs treated with 78 procedures.

Biomechanical evaluation of different numbers, sizes and placement configurations of ligaclips required to secure cellophane bands.

Objective: To determine the number, size, and configuration of ligaclips most resistant to tensile forces when applied to cellophane bands.

Study Design: In vitro mechanical evaluation.

Sample Population: Single-layer and triple-layer cellophane bands, 9.