Surgery

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Gastric dilatation-volvulus, or bloat, is a common occurrence in large- and giant-breed dogs.

Last month's column covered limb sparing in dogs for the treatment of appendicular tumors, namely sarcomas. This month, I will briefly review the use of limb sparing for other, less common, more challenging, anatomic sites.

Madison, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine is recruiting for a clinical trial designed to evaluate pain relief in post-surgical patients.

The results of this study provide support for various treatment strategies based on clinical presentation, owner finances, and the clinician's competency.

Amputation remains the standard of care to address most primary tumors of the appendicular skeleton. But in certain cases, a limb-sparing surgical procedure may be an option.

Globe removal is indicated in patients with blind, painful eyes or patients with nonresectable intraocular tumors.

The results of this study provide support for various treatment strategies based on clinical presentation, owner finances, and the clinician's competency.

Your clients' trees may be a little more bare this year thanks to their pets.

A 3-month-old Warmblood filly was referred to our hospital for evaluation of a left front-limb lameness of one week duration.

In four videos, Dr. Jayce Lineberger demonstrates how to apply a spoon splint on a dog.

For too long, many veterinarians who have diagnosed hip dysplasia in young patients have informed the owners that the consequences will have to be dealt with later in life, when signs of osteoarthritis develop.

Rockville, Md. - The American College of Veterinary Surgeons is developing sub-specialization certification program tentatively slated for introduction in 2010.

Tampa, Fla. -- Florida Specialists and Cancer Treatment Center (FVS) has been awarded a grant from Morris Animal Foundation to develop a test to determine before surgery whether an animal would benefit from spinal surgery.

A useful protocol for practitioners who review their own films or send them to a specialist is to routinely obtain orthogonal views of the affected and normal bones.

A BAL should not be performed on a horse with overt respiratory distress, tachycardia or pulmonary hypertension.

In the first article in this series, we provided a brief overview of the two surgical procedures that addressed the active, abnormal biomechanics of the cranial cruciate ligament deficient stifle-Tibial Tuberosity Advancement and Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy.

In 1915, Sir Frederick Hobday, a British veterinary surgeon, noted that "it is of no avail to have done any operation, however clever, if the patient succumbs to the anesthetic."

Madison, Wis. -- A new injectable pain drug being studied at the University of Wisconsin (UW) could actually help animals recover faster after surgery.

The laryngeal functions are to regulate airflow, voice production and prevent inhalation of food.

Brachycephalic breeds (Shih Tzu, boxer English and French Bulldog, Pekingese, pug and Boston terrier) have a shortened skull compared to the other breeds.

Gastric dilatation volvulus syndrome is an acute medical and surgical condition due to several pathophysiological effects occurring secondary to gastric distension and mal-positioning. It occurs most commonly in large, deep chested dogs.

There are a number of minimally invasive surgical (MIS) procedures that are currently performed using laparoscopy.

Dogs and cats are very commonly presented for management of acute or chronic wounds in veterinary practice.

Portosystemic shunt (PSS) is an abnormal vessel that shunts portal blood from the splanchnic circulation to flow directly to the systemic circulation by passing the liver.

Inflammatory conditions of the pleura may be dry, serofibrinous, pyogranulomatous, or purulent.

Nutritional support is required for anorexic patients, debilitated patients, patients in a high catabolic stage (peritonitis, sepsis, burns), or stressed patients (surgical patient).

Most cases of equine lameness are treated with a combination of medical and other non-surgical methods.

Gastrointestinal surgery is performed very commonly in small animal for biopsy, removal of a foreign body, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, resection of a necrotic segment of intestine, resection of necrotic portion of the stomach, and resection of a neoplasia.

Information on cesarean section in goats and sheep and nerve blocks, castration, and dehorning in goats.