A mattress suture with pledgets can partially occlude intrahepatic shunts in 23 dogs: evaluation of long-term survival.

Objective: To explore the differences in outcomes between dogs with intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (IHPSSs) partially occluded with a mattress suture with pledgets or attenuated with cellophane banding.

Methods: 74 dogs with IHPSSs were included in this retrospective study. Medical records between January 2000 and February 2020 were evaluated for information on dogs undergoing laparotomy with cellophane banding (group C) or mattress suture with pledgets (group P) for treatment of IHPSSs, including specific outcomes of survival time, persistence of clinical signs, and necessity of continued medical management.

The use of a novel nitric oxide wound dressing in acute traumatic wounds in dogs.

Objective: To describe the use of a novel wound dressing that delivers nitric oxide (NO) to naturally occurring traumatic wounds in dogs.

Animals: 24 client-owned dogs with 30 wounds.

Methods: Dogs were presented with acute traumatic wounds requiring open wound management.

Constrictive physiology is not present in all dogs with idiopathic chylothorax.

Objective: To determine whether subtotal pericardectomy affects recurrence and long-term outcomes in dogs with idiopathic chylothorax (IC).

Animals: 12 client-owned dogs diagnosed with IC between July 26, 2016, and March 23, 2023.

Methods: The diagnosis of constrictive physiology (CP) was established with cardiac catheterization and defined as elevated and equal diastolic pressures in all 4 cardiac chambers.

Laparoscopic Treatment of Sliding Hiatal Hernia.

Hiatal hernias result from a widening of the esophageal hiatus that leads to the displacement of the lower esophageal sphincter and stomach into the thoracic cavity. Clinical signs of regurgitation, gastroesophageal reflux, and esophagitis are managed medically, but surgery is considered in those that fail to respond to medical management. Surgical treatment of hiatal hernia can be performed laparoscopically.

Surgical interventions and outcome in a population of canine trauma patients.

Objective: To determine signalment, injury type, trauma severity score, and outcome of canine trauma patients undergoing surgical (emergency room [ER] or operating room [OR]) and nonsurgical treatment in addition to time to surgery, specialty services involved, and cost in the OR surgery population.

Design: Retrospective evaluation of medical record and hospital trauma registry data on canine trauma cases.

Setting: University teaching hospital.

Surgical interventions and outcome in a population of feline trauma patients.

Objective: To determine signalment, injury type, trauma severity score, and outcome of feline trauma patients undergoing surgical (emergency room [ER] and operating room [OR]) and nonsurgical treatments in addition to time to surgery, specialty services involved, and cost in the OR surgery population.

Design: Retrospective evaluation of medical record and hospital trauma registry data on feline trauma cases.

Setting: University teaching hospital.

Risk factors for intraoperative hemorrhage and perioperative complications and short- and long-term outcomes during surgical patent ductus arteriosus ligation in 417 dogs.

Objective: To evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes of dogs undergoing surgical ligation for a left-to-right shunting patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), identify risk factors for intraoperative hemorrhage and intra- and postoperative complications, and report overall mortality rates.

Animals: 417 client-owned dogs undergoing surgical ligation for a left-to-right shunting PDA between January 2010 and January 2020.

Procedures: Data recorded included patient signalment, echocardiogram findings, intraoperative complications and mortality, postoperative complications, and short- and long-term outcomes.

Concepts in Sterilization.

The topic of surgical sterilization in companion animals is evolving. Although early spay and neuter has been advocated to prevent overpopulation of unwanted pets, recent research has focused on the timing of gonadectomy in relation to risk of various neoplasms, orthopedic conditions, and miscellaneous conditions. Many of these studies are breed-specific or draw from large veterinary medical databases, making it difficult to guide recommendations on the timing of sterilization across various breeds and mixed-breeds.

Evaluation of outcomes following subtotal colectomy for the treatment of idiopathic megacolon in cats.

Objective: To evaluate outcomes in cats undergoing subtotal colectomy for the treatment of idiopathic megacolon and to determine whether removal versus nonremoval of the ileocecocolic junction (ICJ) was associated with differences in outcome.

Animals: 166 client-owned cats.

Procedures: For this retrospective cohort study, medical records databases of 18 participating veterinary hospitals were searched to identify records of cats with idiopathic megacolon treated by subtotal colectomy from January 2000 to December 2018.

Incidence, survival time, and surgical treatment of parathyroid carcinomas in dogs: 100 cases (2010-2019).

Objective: To evaluate outcomes of dogs with parathyroid carcinoma (PTC) treated by surgical excision and to describe the incidence of postoperative hypocalcemia, degree of hypocalcemia, duration of hospitalization, duration of calcium supplementation, and survival time.

Animals: 100 client-owned dogs with PTC admitted to academic, referral veterinary institutions.

Procedures: In a retrospective multi-institutional study, medical records of dogs undergoing surgical excision of PTC between 2010 to 2019 were reviewed.

Thoracoscopic treatment of persistent right aortic arch in dogs with and without one lung ventilation.

Objective: To evaluate thoracoscopic treatment of persistent right aortic arch (PRAA) in dogs with and without the use of one lung ventilation (OLV).

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Animals: Twenty-two (client-owned and shelter) dogs diagnosed with PRAA.

Outcomes of cellophane banding or percutaneous transvenous coil embolization of canine intrahepatic portosystemic shunts.

Objective: To compare clinical outcomes of dogs with congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (CIHPSS) treated with cellophane banding (CB) or percutaneous transvenous coil embolization (PTCE).

Study Design: Dual-institutional retrospective study.

Animals: Fifty-eight dogs with CIHPSS (2001-2016).

Use of a vessel sealant device for cystic duct ligation in the dog.

Objective: To compare a vessel sealant device to hemostatic clips for cystic duct ligation in a canine cadaveric model.

Study Design: Experimental.

Methods: Hepatobiliary systems were collected from normal dogs.

Retroperitoneal abscesses in seven dogs.

Retroperitoneal abscesses, although uncommon, are clinically important. Medical records of seven dogs with naturally occurring retroperitoneal infections from 1999 to 2011 were reviewed to document historical, examination, clinicopathologic, imaging, and surgical findings; etiologic agents; and outcome. Middle-aged sporting dogs were most commonly affected.

Ex vivo evaluation of canine lung biopsy techniques.

Objective: An ex vivo comparison of thoracoscopic lung biopsy techniques in dogs.

Study Design: Experimental.

Sample Population: Cadaveric canine lung lobes.

Lymphocyte populations in joint tissues from dogs with inflammatory stifle arthritis and associated degenerative cranial cruciate ligament rupture.

Objective: To evaluate lymphocyte populations in stifle synovium and synovial fluid of dogs with degenerative cranial cruciate ligament rupture (CCLR).

Study Design: Prospective clinical study.

Animals: Dogs (n=25) with stifle arthritis and CCLR, 7 dogs with arthritis associated with cartilage degeneration (osteoarthritis [OA]), and 12 healthy Beagle dogs with intact CCL.

Surgical time and severity of postoperative pain in dogs undergoing laparoscopic ovariectomy with one, two, or three instrument cannulas.

Objective: To determine whether number of instrument cannulas is associated with surgical time or severity of postoperative pain in dogs undergoing laparoscopic ovariectomy.

Design: Randomized clinical trial.

Animals: 18 healthy dogs.