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Surgical Diseases in Companion Animals
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Surgical Diseases in Companion Animals

A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Clinical Studies".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 4078

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Prof. Dr. Gert W. Niebauer

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Department of Veterinary Medicine, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
Interests: veterinary surgery
Prof. Dr. Massimo Vignoli

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Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Località Piano D’ Accio, 64100 Teramo, Italy
Interests: diagnostic imaging; radiology; ultrasound; CT; MRI; PET; radiation therapy
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Dr. Roberto Tamburro

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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, 64100 Teramo, Italy
Interests: feline and canine; surgery; surgical site infectious
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to contribute to the Special Issue entitled “Surgical Diseases in Companion Animals”.

Surgeons are trained to effectively carry out surgery, and they learn over time and through experience the “skills of the trade”; we are, therefore, first and foremost clinicians, performing at our best in the operating room, and are continuously innovating through research to improve methods, to develop new techniques, new materials and equipment. Although the advances made are exceptional, in comparison, research that focuses on the mechanisms of surgical diseases is less reflected in veterinary bibliography. To this end, it seems astonishing how many spontaneous lesions, disorders, and dysfunctions we treat daily by surgery, with unknown or little understood causes. Knowing and understanding causes, however, would in certain cases allow preventive measures, modify surgical concepts and improve outcomes; and, perhaps, it may allow us to develop non- or less invasive modalities of therapy. Although we welcome reports on any novel approach to surgical diseases, including diagnosis, surgical methods and outcomes, in this Special Issue, we specifically encourrage studies on surgical diseases with largely unknown or uncertain aetiology; we are inviting original research papers that contribute to our understanding of surgical diseases on all levels, including cellular and molecular, genetic, epidemiologic, nutritional, and environmental levels. Translational and multidisciplinary topics are also welcome, and this may include papers on non-experimental animal models for human disease, addressing and enhancing the concept of "One Health".

Prof. Dr. Gert W. Niebauer
Prof. Dr. Massimo Vignoli
Dr. Roberto Tamburro
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Keywords

  • surgical diseases
  • canine
  • feline
  • equine
  • comparative medicine
 

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Comparison between Image-Guided Transbronchial Cryobiopsies and Thoracoscopic Lung Biopsies in Canine Cadaver: A Pilot Study
by Ilaria Falerno, Roberto Tamburro, Francesco Collivignarelli, Leonardo Della Salda, Luigi Navas, Rossella Terragni, Paolo Emidio Crisi, Andrea Paolini, Francesco Simeoni and Massimo Vignoli
Animals 2022, 12(11), 1388; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12111388 - 28 May 2022
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To date, the only method of sampling lung tissue with a high diagnostic yield is represented by surgical lung biopsies (SLB), which are highly invasive and have a high risk/benefit ratio. In humans, transbronchial lung cryobiopsies (TBLC) have recently been introduced, which are [...] Read more.
To date, the only method of sampling lung tissue with a high diagnostic yield is represented by surgical lung biopsies (SLB), which are highly invasive and have a high risk/benefit ratio. In humans, transbronchial lung cryobiopsies (TBLC) have recently been introduced, which are described to be less invasive and able to significantly increase diagnostic confidence in most patients with interstitial lung diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and diagnostic yield of TBLC compared to SLB in small animals. A total of 21 pulmonary cryobiopsies under fluoroscopic and real-time CT fluoroscopic guidance and 21 video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lung biopsies were collected from three dog cadavers. Upon histological examination, cryobiopsy samples were smaller than VATS biopsies, but were still large enough to reach a specific diagnosis or to allow pattern recognition. Morphological features on TBLC and SLB were concordant in all cases. Cryobiopsy samples showed fewer artifacts and a higher percentage of alveolar tissue than VATS samples. TBLC is a feasible and useful alternative to SLB for lung histopathological examination in dogs. The effectiveness and reduced invasiveness of TBLC compared to SLB could represent many advantages in the diagnosis of diffuse lung diseases in small animals. Full article
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Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy following Tibial Tuberosity Advancement Cage Removal: A Case Report
by Yauheni Zhalniarovich, Marta Mieszkowska and Magdalena Morawska-Kozłowska
Animals 2023, 13(22), 3444; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13223444 - 8 Nov 2023
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The purpose of this case report is to describe the functional and clinical outcome of a tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) in a dog with joint instability and persistent lameness following a Tibial Tuberosity Advancement surgery (TTA) Rapid. A six-year-old male Labrador retriever [...] Read more.
The purpose of this case report is to describe the functional and clinical outcome of a tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) in a dog with joint instability and persistent lameness following a Tibial Tuberosity Advancement surgery (TTA) Rapid. A six-year-old male Labrador retriever (38 kg) with a tibial plateau angle of 27° and a patella ligament to tibial plateau angle of 102° and persistent lameness lasting six months after TTA Rapid surgery has been examined. During orthopedic examination, the lameness was subjectively graded 3/5 and the positive drawer and tibial compression tests were performed. The TTA Rapid cage and all screws were completely removed from the tibia to have enough room to perform a TPLO radial cut. A lameness score evaluation, client satisfaction and radiographic follow-up were performed at 4 weeks, 8 weeks and 6 months postoperatively. Long-term follow-up showed radiologically excellent healing with fusion of the gap and disappearance of the osteotomy line. Six months postoperatively, no lameness was detected at a walk and trot. The owner was completely satisfied and reported the dog being free from lameness even after long walks. No complications related to the TPLO surgery occurred. Full article
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Preductal Segmental Tubular Aortic Hypoplasia in Perinatally Died Stabyhoun Puppies
by Marie D. B. van Staveren, Guy C. M. Grinwis, Marjolein L. den Toom and Viktor Szatmári
Animals 2023, 13(15), 2423; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13152423 - 27 Jul 2023
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Background: A high perinatal mortality rate in the Stabyhoun breed prompted one of the Dutch breeding organizations to start an investigation. Preductal segmental tubular aortic hypoplasia is an extremely rarely documented congenital vascular anomaly in dogs, and it is suspected to be the [...] Read more.
Background: A high perinatal mortality rate in the Stabyhoun breed prompted one of the Dutch breeding organizations to start an investigation. Preductal segmental tubular aortic hypoplasia is an extremely rarely documented congenital vascular anomaly in dogs, and it is suspected to be the result of constriction of ectopic ductal tissue in the aortic wall at birth. Methods: Over a period of 18 months, Stabyhoun puppies that were stillborn, died or were euthanized before 3 weeks of age were submitted to post-mortem examination at the reporting institution. Pathologic findings were documented. Results: Eight Stabyhoun puppies were submitted during the study period. In five of them, a severe preductal segmental tubular aortic hypoplasia was found. Two of the five puppies were stillborn, and three died spontaneously or were euthanized. Conclusions: Preductal tubular aortic hypoplasia was found in an unusually high frequency in the examined Stabyhoun puppies. Because the condition is believed to cause clinical signs only after birth, this anomaly cannot explain the death of the stillborn puppies. However, it might be responsible for cardiogenic pulmonary edema in the postnatal period. Routine dissection of the great vessels in perinatally deceased puppies would help to establish the prevalence of congenital anomalies of the aorta. Full article
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