Thoracic Cavity Flashcards
Blondel et al VetSurg 2021- For thoracic migrating FB:
What is the sensitivity of pre-op US? CT/MRI?
Success rate of removal with intra-op US vs only pre-op dx?
What was the clinical resolution rate?
- US 88% vs CT/MRI 57.1%
- 89.5% vs 59.1%
- 90.2%
Philp et al JVECC 2022
What was the accuracy of US finding foxtails?
What was the accuracy of CT finding foxtails?
What was the most common secondary bacterial infections?
- 72.8%
- 100%
- Baceroides, Fusobacterium, Peptostreptococcus
Welker et al VetSurg 2024
What was the success rate of using a microvascular anastomotic coupler to anastomose the caudal thoracic duct and 10/11th intercostal vein?
What was the patency at 0 days?
At 30 days?
- 6/6
-100% - 4/6 (obstructed due to kinking just cranial to the coupler)
Davies et al Vet Surg 2024- Was the use of a microvascular anastomotic coupler feasible in a feline cadaver?
Yes without major intra-op complications
Eiras-Diaz et al JSAP 2021
What were the CT findings with canine pyothorax?
Survival rate with surgery? With medical management?
- Pleural thickening, pannus, pneumothorax, mediastinal effusion, abscessation, FB, FB tract, pneumonia
-90.2% with surgery and 72.4% with medicine
Rengert et al Vet Surg 2020
What was the differences in the cisterna chyli seen on CT between normal dogs and those with chylothorax?
Chylothorax dogs had
- more branching
-the cross-sectional area was 2 times smaller
-branches cross-sectional areas were smaller
Dickson et al JAVMA 2020- For the treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax:
Most common surgical approach?
Most common PO immediate complication?
Long term recurrence rate?
- Median sternotomy
- Recurrence due to not identifying the cause at surgery
- 3% ( no risk factors identified)
Howes et al JSAP 2020- Long term clinical outcomes of spontaneous pneumothorax:
2 year survival?
5 year survival?
Recurrence rate? Median time to recurrence ?
Risk factors for recurrence?
-88.4%
-83.5%
-14.1%; 25 days
- Giant breeds (HR=11.05) and Increased BW (HR=1.04)
