Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is not a disease but rather a syndrome characterized by an
abnormal loss of serum proteins into the gastrointestinal lumen. Clinical signs include small …

Small intestinal anastomoses are commonly performed in veterinary medicine following
resection of diseased or devitalized intestinal tissue. Traditionally, suture has been …

Objective To determine the influence of oversewing a transverse staple line in functional end‐
to‐end stapled intestinal anastomoses (FEESA) in dogs. Study design Retrospective …

OBJECTIVE To compare the incidence of intra-abdominal complications in dogs following
resection and functional end-to-end stapled anastomosis (FEESA) versus anastomosis with …

Objective To determine the influence of preoperative septic peritonitis (PSP) and stapled
versus hand‐sewn anastomoses on the dehiscence of intestinal resection and anastomosis …

OBJECTIVE To compare the rate of postoperative dehiscence on the basis of intraoperative
anastomotic leak test results (ie, positive or negative for leakage or testing not performed) …

Intestinal wounds require precise closure after intestinal biopsy, enterotomy, or enterectomy
in small animals. Preexisting factors such as intra‐abdominal sepsis and hypoalbuminemia …

Impacts, traumas and strokes are spontaneously life-threatening, but chronic symptoms
strangle patient every day. Colorectal tissue mechanics in such chronic situations not only …

OBJECTIVE To report the intestinal incisional dehiscence rate following enterotomy for
foreign body removal in dogs. ANIMALS 247 client-owned dogs with intestinal foreign …

OBJECTIVE To quantify the relative risk of intestinal dehiscence in dogs undergoing
intestinal resection and anastomosis (IRA), compared with enterotomy, for surgical …