Evaluation of a chest wall lift technique in feline cadaveric specimens.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of a simple chest wall-lifting technique on thoracic volumes in cats.

Study Design: Cadaveric study.

Animals: Feline cadavers (n = 8).

The addition of a Rumel suture minimizes entry portal gas leakage of laparoscopic ports: a canine cadaveric study.

Objective: To compare periportal gas leakage of 3 laparoscopic cannulas with and without a Rumel suture.

Methods: This was a descriptive canine cadaveric (n = 10) study performed from October 28 to 29, 2023. Five portal configurations were compared: a smooth (S) and threaded (T) cannula with and without a Rumel suture (SR and TR, respectively) and a balloon (B) cannula.

Cadaveric evaluation of bronchial blockade using the Coda vascular catheter placed under Borescope guidance.

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of achieving bronchial blockade using a vascular balloon catheter under low-cost semi-flexible borescope guidance in dogs.

Study Design: Cadaveric pilot study.

Sample Population: Canine cadavers (n = 7) weighing between 12.

Chest wall lift for thoracoscopic lung lobectomy: Technique and results in two cats.

Objective: To report the technique and outcomes of utilizing chest wall lift to perform thoracoscopic surgery in two cats.

Study Design: Short case series.

Animals: Client-owned cats (n = 2).

Abdominal computed tomography and exploratory laparotomy have high agreement in dogs with surgical disease.

Objective: To compare the results of abdominal CT with exploratory laparotomy in the dog.

Animals: 100 client-owned dogs from 1 academic institution.

Methods: Medical records were searched for dogs that had undergone a preoperative abdominal CT scan read by a board-certified veterinary radiologist followed by an exploratory laparotomy.

Soft Elastomeric Capacitor for Strain and Stress Monitoring on Sutured Skin Tissues.

Sutures are ubiquitous medical devices for wound closures in human and veterinary medicine, and suture techniques are frequently evaluated by comparing tensile strengths in studies. Direct and nondestructive measurement of tensile force present in sutured biological skin tissue is a key challenge in biomechanical fields because of the unique and complex properties of each sutured skin specimen and the lack of compliant sensors capable of monitoring large levels of strain. The authors have recently proposed a soft elastomeric capacitor (SEC) sensor that consists of a highly compliant and scalable strain gauge capable of transducing geometric variations into a measurable change in capacitance.

Investigation of a retroesophagoscopic approach to nasopharyngoscopy as an alternative to the conventional retroflexed endoscopic approach for selected indications in feline cadavers and client-owned cats.

Objective: To describe a retroesophagoscopic approach (ROSA) to nasopharyngoscopy and compare it with the conventional retroflexed endoscopic approach (REA).

Animals: 36 feline cadavers and 2 client-owned cats with nasopharyngeal disorders.

Procedures: 36 veterinarians participated in the experimental portion of the study involving feline cadavers.