Publications by authors named "Luke Ellis"
Intestinal Incarceration and Strangulation by the Median Ligament of the Urinary Bladder in a Dog.
Animals (Basel)
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- A 4.5-year-old female spayed mixed breed dog presented with sudden vomiting and abdominal pain after a previous surgery for similar issues, which had no clear cause.
- A CT scan indicated a mechanical obstruction in the small intestine, leading to further surgery.
- Surgery revealed strangulation of the jejunum due to a rent from prior surgery, and removing the median ligament resolved the symptoms, highlighting the need to prevent such injuries during abdominal procedures.
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine if variations in Hounsfield units (HU) are present within the elbow between asymptomatic dogs of two breeds of dogs susceptible to elbow dysplasia.
Study Design: Guide Dogs and Border Collies that presented for routine computed tomography (CT) screening for elbow dysplasia prior to breeding were evaluated. All dogs had no documented history of lameness.
Background/aims: Inflammation-based scores, such as the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), have been associated with prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); but variable cut-off values and potential lack of specificity have limited the utility of NLR. This study evaluates NLR in a large cohort of HCC patients.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 789 HCC cases (1993-2017) for demographics, tumor characteristics, treatment, and survival.