RT Journal Article
T1 Feasibility of lung lobectomy through a transdiaphragmatic approach in dogs
A1 Rico Holgado, Samuel
A1 Fontalba Navas, José Luis
A1 Fabregas Mena, Marta
A1 Matres Lorenzo, Luis
A1 Calvo, Ignacio
A1 Rodríguez Quirós, Jesús
AB BackgroundDifferent pulmonary pathologies may require a partial or total lung lobectomy as treatment. This study compared two techniques for performing a caudal pulmonary lobectomy: a traditional lateral thoracotomy (LT) and a novel transdiaphragmatic (TD) approach.MethodsTD and LT approaches were performed on each of 18 canine cadavers. The operator and order of intervention were randomised at the beginning of the study. To compare both techniques, surgical time, percentage of area of lobe removed, incision length and iatrogenic damage were recorded.ResultsThe mean length of surgery for the TD approach (1155 ± 232.8 seconds) was non-inferior to the LT approach (1126.8 ± 180.6 seconds) (p = 0.6131). The mean percentage of the area of caudal lobe that was successfully removed during the TD approach was 25.83 ± 8.95% (range 10.55‒40.72%) of the lobe surface, while 100% of the caudal lobe was removed during the LT approach. There was no statistical difference in iatrogenic damage between the procedures.LimitationsThis is a non-inferiority ex vivo study carried out by three different surgeons, and no leak test was performed after lobectomies.ConclusionPartial caudal lung lobectomy can be performed in dogs by the TD approach without greater iatrogenic damage or longer surgical duration than the traditional LT approach.
PB Wiley
YR 2024
FD 2024-09
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/108468
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/108468
LA eng
NO Rico-Holgado S, Fontalba-Navas J, Fabregas-Mena M, Matres-Lorenzo L, Calvo I, Rodriguez-Quiros J. Feasibility of lung lobectomy through a transdiaphragmatic approach in dogs. Vet Rec. 2024;e4394. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.4394
DS Docta Complutense
RD 10 abr 2025