Japanese Journal of Veterinary Anesthesia & Surgery

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Five Puppies with a Hip Dysplasia at a Litter Treated by a Juvenile Pubic Symphysiodesis

Koichi FUJII, Takayuki KOBAYASHI, Yukio HIROSE

2009 Volume 40 Issue 1 Pages 1-6
Published: 2009
Released on J-STAGE: October 07, 2009

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2327/jvas.40.1

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Juvenile Pubic Symphysiodesis (JPS) was performed in five puppies with hip dysplasia at a litter before 16 weeks old. PennHIP radipgraphy (University of Pennsylvania) with measurement of distraction index (DI), dorsal acetabular rim angle (DARA) with radiographs of dorsal acetabular rim view and Norberg Angle with OFA Hip view were carried out in these cases before surgery and 30 weeks old. In bilateral joints of all cases, DI did not change at 30 weeks old. But DARA was decreased and Norberg Angle was increased after surgery. No abnormality of hip joint was observed in these patients at 3 years old on a CT examination.

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Use of Active Pleuroperitoneal Shunt Tube (Denver Shunt) for Idiopathic Chylothrax Refractory to the Thoracic Duct Ligation with Cisterna Chyli Ablation in a Dog

Takeshi AIKAWA, Taishi TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi FUJITA

2009 Volume 40 Issue 1 Pages 7-12
Published: 2009
Released on J-STAGE: October 07, 2009

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2327/jvas.40.7

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A three-year-old spayed female Whippet presented with the signs of dyspnea due to severe pleural effusion. The effusion was consistent with the cylous and idiopathic chylothrax was diagnosed after ruling out the underlying diseases. The thoracic duct ligation (TDL) with cisterna chyli ablation (CCA) was performed after new methylene blue injection to the mesenteric lymph node. Because the chylous effusion persisted postoperatively, second TDL was attempted 10 days after the operation. But the other thoracic duct communication still existed after the second TDL. Therefore the active pleuroperitoneal shunt tube (Denver shunt) was also implanted after TDL. The amount of chylous effusion gradually decreased and stopped at 180 days after second surgery. No recurrence has noted for 1098 days to the present.

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The Radiotherapy of Osteochondorodysplasia in a Scottish Fold Cat

Arata NAGAI, Tohru FUJIOKA, Kenji EBATA, Naoko ISHIHARA, Masanori SETO ...

2009 Volume 40 Issue 1 Pages 13-17
Published: 2009
Released on J-STAGE: October 07, 2009

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2327/jvas.40.13

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A 8-month-old, neutered female, Scottish Fold cat was presented to our hospital with right hind limb lameness. Radiograph showed changes consistent with Scottish Fold osteochondrodysplasia. Althogh treated with some drugs, clinical improvement was not adequately. Then radiotherapy to tarsal bones was performed. The clinical sign was clearly improved immediately, but the lameness recurred at 70 days after first radiotherapy. Second radiotherapy, irradiated to phalanges, could not reduce the pain until 1 month later. But according to the owner, the cat was in a good condition at 55 days after second radiotherapy and the condition was maintaining over 158 days.

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