Outcomes associated with local treatment of nasal planum squamous cell carcinoma in dogs: 89 cases (2003-2020).

Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics, treatments, complications, and outcomes in dogs with nasal planum squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) undergoing local treatment.

Methods: A retrospective, multi-institutional study was performed. Medical records were searched to identify dogs diagnosed with nasal planum SCC.

Thoracoscopic removal of cranial mediastinal masses in dogs is associated with a low conversion rate, excellent survival to discharge, and good long-term outcome.

Objective: To report the complications and outcomes associated with thoracoscopic cranial mediastinal mass resection in dogs.

Animals: 49 client-owned dogs that underwent thoracoscopic cranial mediastinal mass removal.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study (January 1, 2014, to July 31, 2023), and the medical records of 49 client-owned dogs that underwent thoracoscopic cranial mediastinal mass removal were reviewed.

Presentation, diagnosis, and outcomes of cats undergoing surgical treatment of ectopic ureters.

Objective: To describe the signalment, treatment, complications, and outcomes of cats treated surgically for ectopic ureters.

Study Design: Retrospective, multi-institutional study.

Animals: Twelve client-owned cats.

Outcome of video-assisted thoracoscopic treatment of idiopathic chylothorax in 15 cats.

Objective: To evaluate the outcomes and complications of video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) treatment of chylothorax in cats.

Study Design: Multi-institutional retrospective study.

Animals: Fifteen client-owned cats.

Treatment of retroperitoneal sarcoma results in improved outcomes.

Objective: To report the clinical characteristics, treatments, and outcomes in a cohort of dogs with histologically confirmed retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS) and to identify potential variables of prognostic significance.

Animals: 46 client-owned dogs from 10 clinics with histopathologic diagnosis of a sarcoma originating from the retroperitoneal space.

Methods: Medical records were retrospectively reviewed to obtain information regarding clinical characteristics, treatments, and outcomes.

Thoracoscopic resection of lung masses is associated with excellent survival to discharge and good long-term outcomes.

Objective: To report and evaluate risk factors for conversion and perioperative and long-term outcomes in dogs undergoing thoracoscopic lung lobectomy for resection of lung masses.

Animals: 61 client-owned dogs.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study (June 11, 2008, to February 14, 2020) of data collected from medical records included signalment, results of diagnostic imaging, surgical technique, surgical and anesthesia time, mass location and size, hospitalization time, histopathologic findings, and long-term outcome.

Minimally invasive splenectomy is associated with a low perioperative complication rate and short operative time in cats.

Objective: To report the perioperative outcome and complications in cats undergoing minimally invasive splenectomy.

Animals: 17 client-owned cats.

Methods: Perioperative data were collected from cats undergoing minimally invasive splenectomy from September 2010 to June 2023.

Variation in a Darwin Wasp (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) Community along an Elevation Gradient in a Tropical Biodiversity Hotspot: Implications for Ecology and Conservation.

Understanding how biodiversity varies from place to place is a fundamental goal of ecology and an important tool for halting biodiversity loss. Parasitic wasps (Hymenoptera) are a diverse and functionally important animal group, but spatial variation in their diversity is poorly understood. We survey a community of parasitic wasps (Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) using Malaise traps up a mountain in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest, and relate the catch to biotic and abiotic habitat characteristics.

Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for resection of unilateral noninvasive adrenal masses in dogs is associated with excellent outcomes in experienced centers.

Objective: To report the short- and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) for resection of unilateral adrenal masses and to document risk factors for conversion and peri- and postoperative morbidity.

Animals: 255 client-owned dogs.

Methods: Dogs were included if LA was attempted for resection of a unilateral adrenal mass.

Bilateral, single-session, laparoscopic adrenalectomy was associated with favorable outcomes in a cohort of dogs.

Objective: To report perioperative characteristics and outcome following bilateral, single-session, laparoscopic adrenalectomy (BSSLA) in dogs.

Animals: Client-owned dogs (n = 6).

Clinical Presentation And Procedures: Medical records were reviewed and perioperative data collected, including preoperative diagnostic imaging, operative details, complications, and need for conversion to open laparotomy.

Short- and long-term outcomes associated with anal sacculectomy in dogs with massive apocrine gland anal sac adenocarcinoma.

Objective: To evaluate short- and long-term outcomes for dogs undergoing anal sacculectomy for massive (> 5 cm) apocrine gland anal sac adenocarcinoma (AGASACA).

Animals: 28 client-owned dogs with massive AGASACA.

Procedures: A retrospective multi-institutional study was performed.

Laparoscopic or laparoscopic-assisted cystopexy for pelvic bladder in 3 dogs.

The techniques and clinical outcomes of laparoscopic or laparoscopic-assisted cystopexy in 3 dogs diagnosed with pelvic bladder are reported herein. The medical records of 2 dogs with pelvic bladder which underwent laparoscopic cystopexy, and 1 dog which underwent laparoscopic-assisted cystopexy were reviewed. Data retrieved included signalment, clinical signs, diagnostic imaging, surgical technique, and clinical outcome.

Computed tomographic lymphangiography following percutaneous intrahepatic injection of iopamidol in cats.

Objective: To determine if computed tomographic lymphangiography (CTL) after ultrasound-guided percutaneous injection of intrahepatic iopamidol (Isovue 370) in healthy cats would safely and effectively lead to opacification of the hepatic lymphatics, cisterna chyli, and thoracic ducts (TDs).

Study Design: A prospective pilot study design with randomization of the sides of the liver injected.

Sample Population: 6 purpose-bred cats.

Evaluation of long-term outcome after lung lobectomy for canine non-neoplastic pulmonary consolidation via thoracoscopic or thoracoscopic-assisted surgery in 12 dogs.

Objective: To report outcomes of thoracoscopic (TL) and thoracoscopic-assisted lung lobectomy (TAL) for treatment of non-neoplastic pulmonary consolidation (PC) in dogs.

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Animals: Twelve client-owned dogs.

Resolution, recurrence, and chyle redistribution after thoracic duct ligation with or without pericardiectomy in dogs with naturally occurring idiopathic chylothorax.

Objective: To document outcomes of thoracoscopic treatment of idiopathic chylothorax (IC) in dogs with and without constrictive pericardial physiology (CPP) and evaluate patterns of chyle flow redistribution after thoracic duct ligation (TDL).

Animals: 26 client-owned dogs.

Procedures: In this prospective cohort study, echocardiography and cardiac catheterization were performed to document CPP in dogs with IC.

Case series: Pleural effusion caused by urinary ultrafiltrate in two cats without evidence of urinary obstruction, trauma, or simultaneous perinephric pseudocysts.

Objectives: To describe the diagnostic techniques, surgical treatments, and outcomes of two cats with recurrent pleural transudate caused by urinary ultrafiltrate.

Animals: Two cats without evidence of trauma, urinary tract obstruction, or concurrent perinephric pseudocysts that were evaluated and treated for recurrent pleural transudate caused by urinary ultrafiltrate.

Study Design: Short case series.

Effect of conventional multilevel brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome surgery on clinical and videofluoroscopic evidence of hiatal herniation and gastroesophageal reflux in dogs.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of conventional multilevel surgery (CMS) for brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS) on associated sliding hiatal hernia (SHH) and/or gastroesophageal reflux (GER).

Study Design: Prospective clinical trial.

Animals: Sixteen client-owned dogs with clinical signs consistent with BOAS and associated SHH and GER.

Complications and outcomes of thoracoscopic-assisted lung lobectomy in dogs.

Objective: To describe complications and outcomes of dogs undergoing thoracoscopic-assisted (TA) lung lobectomy.

Study Design: Multi-institutional, retrospective study.

Animals: Client-owned dogs (n = 30).

Complications and outcomes associated with laparoscopic-assisted splenectomy in dogs.

Objective: To report the perioperative characteristics and outcomes of dogs undergoing laparoscopic-assisted splenectomy (LAS).

Animals: 136 client-owned dogs.

Procedures: Multicentric retrospective study.

The development of ventricular fibrillation as a complication of pericardiectomy in 16 dogs.

Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics, perioperative protocols, and outcomes in dogs diagnosed with ventricular fibrillation (VF) while undergoing pericardiectomy.

Study Design: Retrospective, multi-institutional study.

Animals: Sixteen client-owned dogs.

Prediction of vascular invasion using a 7-point scale computed tomography grading system in adrenal tumors in dogs.

Background: Previous studies evaluating the accuracy of computed tomography (CT) in detecting caudal vena cava (CVC) invasion by adrenal tumors (AT) used a binary system and did not evaluate for other vessels.

Objective: Test a 7-point scale CT grading system for accuracy in predicting vascular invasion and for repeatability among radiologists. Build a decision tree based on CT criteria to predict tumor type.

Choledochal stenting for treatment of extrahepatic biliary obstruction in cats.

Background: Limited information currently exists regarding the clinical progression and outcomes of cats that undergo choledochal stenting as a treatment for extrahepatic biliary obstruction (EHBO).

Hypothesis/objectives: Describe clinical characteristics, indications for choledochal stent placement, procedure, and outcomes in a cohort of cats undergoing choledochal stenting and evaluate risk factors associated with survival as well as recurrence of EHBO in affected cats.

Animals: Twenty-three client-owned cats undergoing choledochal stent placement.

Thoracoscopic detection of thoracic ducts after ultrasound-guided intrahepatic injection of indocyanine green detected by near-infrared fluorescence and methylene blue in dogs.

Objective: To describe and compare onset and intensity of thoracic duct (TD) coloration in healthy dogs after intrahepatic injection of either indocyanine green (ICG) visualized by intraoperative near-infrared fluorescence lymphography (NIRFL) or direct thoracoscopic visualization of methylene blue dye (MB).

Study Design: Prospective study.

Animals: Healthy adult Beagle dogs (n = 5).

Bilateral intracorporeally sutured inguinal herniorrhaphy using 3-dimensional laparoscopy in a dog.

A 7-month-old, intact male, mixed breed dog with bilateral inguinal hernias underwent general anesthesia for laparoscopic bilateral inguinal herniorrhaphy a 3-port approach. A 3-dimensional laparoscopic system was used to perform the procedure immediately following prescrotal open castration. Intracorporeal suturing with polypropylene was performed, and 2 cruciate sutures were placed to close each inguinal ring.

Results of owner questionnaires describing long-term outcome in Norwich terriers with upper airway syndrome: 2011-2018.

Background: Norwich terriers are affected by an upper airway syndrome (NTUAS) but little is known about outcome in affected dogs.

Objective: To determine outcome in dogs with NTUAS using owner questionnaires.

Animals: Thirty-four client-owned dogs.