Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Video telescope surgery works as well as regular surgery for dog neck
By Frankar, Hadrien et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·2023·1Neurology Department, France·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Video telescope operating monitor-assisted surgery is equivalent to conventional surgery in treatment of cervical intervertebral disc herniation in dogs.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of 39 dogs with neck pain due to cervical intervertebral disc herniation underwent surgery to relieve their symptoms. Some dogs had surgery using a video telescope operating monitor (VITOM), while others had traditional surgery without assistance. Both methods were found to be equally effective, with no significant differences in recovery or complications. This means that VITOM-assisted surgery is a good alternative to conventional surgery for treating this condition in dogs.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare the use of the video telescope operating monitor (VITOM) and use of a conventional unassisted surgical method for treatment of cervical intervertebral disc herniation in dogs. ANIMALS: 39 dogs with cervical intervertebral disc disease. METHODS: Prospective study. Dogs were prospectively nonrandomly assigned to either the VITOM (n = 19) or conventional surgery (20) group depending on VITOM system availability. Signalment and preoperative neurologic status were recorded for all dogs. Preoperative and postoperative CT myelography was performed to compare intervertebral space location, spinal cord dimensions at the decompression level, ventral slot dimensions, and residual disc material. Surgical complications and postoperative neurologic outcomes were recorded. Data were compared between the 2 groups using fixed-effects or mixed-effects models to consider double reading of CT myelography images. RESULTS: No significant differences were noted between the 2 groups regarding the decompression ratio (P = .85), vertebral length body ratio (P = .13), ventral slot width ratio (P = .39), residual disc material (P = .30), and sinus bleeding (P = .12). No significant differences were found between the 2 groups regarding postoperative neurologic grade (P = .17). CLINICAL RELEVANCE: VITOM-assisted ventral slot decompression is equivalent to conventional surgery in treatment of cervical intervertebral disc herniation in dogs. The use of VITOM remains a good alternative to the conventional surgical method.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37406995/