Anatomic structures of the canine middle ear visible during endoscopic examination through a ventral or lateral approach.

Objective: To describe the anatomic structures of the canine middle ear visible during endoscopic examination through ventral and lateral surgical approaches.

Sample: 5 cadaveric canine heads representing 4 breeds.

Procedures: A descriptive study was performed.

Comparison of laparoscopic gastropexy performed via intracorporeal suturing with knotless unidirectional barbed suture using a needle driver versus a roticulated endoscopic suturing device: 30 cases.

Objective: To compare two suturing techniques for prophylactic laparoscopic gastropexy in healthy dogs.

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Animals: Thirty healthy client-owned dogs from breeds predisposed to gastric dilation volvulus.

Video-assisted thoracic surgery for the management of pyothorax in dogs: 14 cases.

Objective: To report the perioperative findings and outcome of dogs undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for the management of pyothorax.

Design: Multi-institutional, retrospective study.

Animals: Client-owned dogs (n = 14).

Laparoscopic Gastropexy Using Knotless Unidirectional Suture and an Articulated Endoscopic Suturing Device: Seven Cases.

Objective: To describe a technique for laparoscopic incisional gastropexy using an articulated endoscopic suturing device with knotless unidirectional barbed suture in healthy large breed dogs.

Study Design: Prospective case series.

Animals: Healthy client-owned dogs presented for prophylactic gastropexy and weighing >20 kg (n=7).

Complication Rates After Bilateral versus Unilateral Total Ear Canal Ablation with Lateral Bulla Osteotomy for End-Stage Inflammatory Ear Disease in Dogs: 79 Ears.

Objective: To determine whether perioperative complication rates are different between unilateral (ULS) versus single-stage bilateral (BLSS) total ear canal ablation-lateral bulla osteotomy (TECA-LBO) surgeries.

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Animals: Fifity-seven dogs (79 ears) undergoing TECA-LBO at a single institution over 14 years.

Endoscopic mucosal resection and snare polypectomy for treatment of a colorectal polypoid adenoma in a dog.

Case Description: An 11-year-old castrated male mixed-breed dog was examined for a 3-month history of hematochezia and tenesmus. Abdominal ultrasonography and rectal examination prior to referral had revealed a colorectal polyp, diagnosed as a benign colorectal polypoid adenoma after histologic examination of tissue samples. The patient was referred for treatment.