Feline gastric pneumatosis.

Case Summary: A 9-year-old male neutered domestic shorthair cat was presented with a 2 day history of anorexia and vomiting. A minimum database, including a complete blood count, serum biochemistry profile and urinalysis were unremarkable apart from a toxic neutrophilic left shift and borderline proteinuria. Abdominal ultrasound revealed intramural gas entrapment with thinning of the gastric wall, a hypoechoic pancreas, peritoneal fluid and a small volume of peritoneal gas along with a hyperechoic mesentery.

Laparoscopic Resection of a Pancreatic β Cell Tumor in a Dog.

Laparoscopic partial pancreatectomy has been performed in experimental canine studies and has been evaluated in human medicine but has not been reported in a clinical veterinary case. The authors present a 9 yr old field spaniel with weakness and hypoglycemia with insulin levels and Amended Insulin: Glucose Ratio results equivocal for a pancreatic insulinoma. Multiple abdominal ultrasounds did not detect the tumor, yet dual-phase computed tomographic angiography revealed the presence of a focal hypoattenuating nodule in the left lobe of the pancreas.

Comparison of laparoscopic-assisted technique and open laparotomy for gastrointestinal biopsy in cats.

Objective: To evaluate and compare the complications, postoperative pain, surgical time, hospitalization time, and adequacy of biopsy specimens between laparoscopic assisted (LAP) versus open laparotomy (OPEN) gastrointestinal biopsies in cats.

Study Design: Prospective randomized clinical study.

Sample Population: Twenty-eight cats with clinical and ultrasonographic evidence of gastrointestinal disease.

Surgical and nonsurgical management of patent ductus arteriosus in cats: 28 cases (1991-2012).

Objective: To characterize the clinical features and outcome of cats treated for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) with attenuation (extravascular or intravascular) versus medical treatment only.

Design: Retrospective case series.

Animals: 28 client-owned cats with congenital PDA.

Perioperative Mortality and Long-Term Survival in 80 Dogs and 32 Cats Undergoing Excision of Thymic Epithelial Tumors.

Objective: To examine perioperative mortality, long-term survival, causes of death, and prognostic factors for dogs and cats undergoing surgical excision of thymic epithelial tumors (TETs).

Study Design: Multi-institutional case series.

Animals: Eighty dogs and 32 cats.

Safety and efficacy of laparoscopic hepatic biopsy in dogs: 80 cases (2004-2009).

Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic hepatic biopsy in dogs.

Design: Retrospective case series.

Animals: 80 client-owned dogs.

Evaluation of risk factors for morbidity and mortality after pylorectomy and gastroduodenostomy in dogs.

Objectives: To (1) identify and describe the type and frequency of postoperative complications after pylorectomy and gastroduodenostomy in dogs and (2) identify preoperative and intraoperative risk factors, including the presence of neoplasia, prognostic for patient mortality after surgery.

Study Design: Case series.

Animals: Dogs (n=24) treated by pylorectomy and gastroduodenostomy.

Outcome following splenectomy in cats.

No studies have yet examined whether there are prognostic factors for survival for cats undergoing splenectomies. The medical records of 19 cats that had complete splenectomy were reviewed for information on preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative factors. The most common presenting signs were a palpable abdominal mass in 58% and anorexia in 47% of the cats.

Complications and need for conversion to laparotomy in small animals.

Laparoscopic procedures provide the advantage of decreased patient morbidity with improved visualization and rapid patient recovery. Complications associated with laparoscopic procedures are discussed. Conversion to open laparotomy may depend on a variety of factors related to the patient, procedure, and surgeon.