🔍 Key Findings
- Thoracoscopic or thoracoscopic-assisted lung lobectomy (TL/TAL) was feasible for non-neoplastic pulmonary consolidation (PC) in dogs.
- Conversion rate for TL was high (44%), primarily due to pleural adhesions or poor visualization—not due to complications or OLV failure.
- Perioperative survival was 91.7%, with only one death due to dyspnea in a brachycephalic breed.
- No recurrence of disease in any of the 11 dogs that survived the perioperative period (median follow-up: 24 months).
- Histopathology showed pneumonia in 83% (10/12) of cases, often suspected to be bacterial in origin.
- OLV was successful in 78% of TL cases, with more failure noted in brachycephalic breeds.
- Median hospital stay was 3–4 days, with faster recovery in TAL cases than TL conversions.
- Thoracoscopic management allows better thoracic exploration and may be especially useful for foreign body-related PC.
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🔍 Key Findings
- Thoracoscopic or thoracoscopic-assisted lung lobectomy (TL/TAL) was feasible for non-neoplastic pulmonary consolidation (PC) in dogs.
- Conversion rate for TL was high (44%), primarily due to pleural adhesions or poor visualization—not due to complications or OLV failure.
- Perioperative survival was 91.7%, with only one death due to dyspnea in a brachycephalic breed.
- No recurrence of disease in any of the 11 dogs that survived the perioperative period (median follow-up: 24 months).
- Histopathology showed pneumonia in 83% (10/12) of cases, often suspected to be bacterial in origin.
- OLV was successful in 78% of TL cases, with more failure noted in brachycephalic breeds.
- Median hospital stay was 3–4 days, with faster recovery in TAL cases than TL conversions.
- Thoracoscopic management allows better thoracic exploration and may be especially useful for foreign body-related PC.
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