Journal of the Japan Veterinary Medical Association

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The bovine uterus, which is suspended from the back of the abdominal wall by the broad ligament, exerts a force to return to its normal position even if torsion occurs. The push-and-hold method is a manual reduction method based on a new concept of reducing the torsion of the uterus by continuously pushing the uterus so as to draw out the force that causes it to return to its original state. In this method, (1) force is applied instead of rotation, (2) force is continuously pushed, and (3) force is applied to the uterus, not the fetus. This method is indicated for cases with onset during delivery in which the hand can be inserted into the birth canal, and cases in which the fetus cannot be palpated from the birth canal at the start of reduction. There was no need for artificial rupture of the membranes in patients with unruptured membranes. Over a period of 6 years, this method was applied to 35 cases of uterine torsion, and reduction was successful in 27 cases, with a fetal survival rate of 70%. Compared to conventional methods, this method can be reduced in a shorter time and with less labor, has a wider range of indications, and is thought to contribute to improving the rate of manual reduction of uterine torsion.

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Local chemotherapy using a lidocaine jelly mixed with carboplatin locally injected and concurrent orthovoltage radiation was used to treat an oral malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor in a cat. In the clinical course, adverse events following the local injection were not observed and the size of the tumor was reduced. PEG tube feeding was carried out in combination with this therapy. There may be the potential for an available therapeutic method and there is a need to collect similar cases.

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