Nasca classification of hemivertebra in five dogs

<p/> <p>Five dogs, four small mixed breed and a Doberman Pinscher, presented in our clinic with hemivertebra. Complete physical, radiological and neurological examinations were done and the spinal deformities were characterized in accord with the Nasca classification used in human medicine. Two dogs had multiple hemivertebrae (round, oval or wedge-shaped: Type 3) in the thoracic region; one dog had an individual surplus half vertebral body (Type 1) plus a wedge-shaped hemivertebra (Type 2b) in the lumbar region; one dog had multiple hemivertebrae which were fused on one side (Type 4a) in the thoracic region; and one dog had a wedge-shaped hemivertebra (Type 2a) in the cervical region.</p

The contribution of thiamine, pyridoxine and cyanocobalamine combination on nerve regeneration in rats with experimentally induced sciatic injury

Ergin, Irem/0000-0003-2373-5133; Besalti, Omer/0000-0002-7819-9094WOS: 000253195400016The aim of this study was to investigate the role of thiamine, pyridoxine and cyanocobalamine combination on nerve regeneration after experimentally induced crush injury in thirty adult, male wistar rats. Sciatic function index and Toe spreading reflex and nerve conduction studies on exposed sciatic nerve were carried out before sciatic crush injury and after three weeks of treatment. The experiment group received thiamine (33 mg kg(-1)), pyridoxine (33 mg kg(-1)) and cyanocobalamine (0.5 mg kg(-1)) injections intramuscularly for 3 weeks and the control group received equal volumes of saline injections. Toe-spreading reflex were better in the experiment group than the controls after treatment (p<0.05). There was no significant difference in regard to DL, DCMAP, PCMAP and NCV between both groups (p<0.05). In conclusion the beneficial effect of thiamine, pyridoxine and cyanocobalamine combination was not found in regard to the electrophysiological parameters measured. However clinical improvement was superior in the experiment group than the control group

Clinical and Surgical Evaluation of Perineal Hernia in Dogs: 41 Cases

Besalti, Omer/0000-0002-7819-9094;WOS: 000278958100007The purpose of the study was to report the clinical and surgical records of perineal hernia and associated rectal pathology with epidural morphine analgesia in 41 dogs. Fourty one dogs suffered from perineal hernia were included into the study with the age varied from 4.5 to 16 years. Eleven dogs had bilateral while the other 30 had unilateral (17 right, 13 left) perineal hernia. The clinical signs were perianal swelling (n=41), severe tenesmus (n=19), dyschesia (n=9), proctitis (n=7), fecal incontinence (n=4), stranguria (n=2) and hematuria (n=1). Associated rectal pathologies were diverticulation (n=15), dilatation (n=4), deviation (n=3) and sacculation (n=1). The rectal diverticulum was corrected by extraluminal plication (n=12) or rectal resection (n=3). Internal obturator muscle flap transposition was used to repair the hernia in all cases. Postoperative pain was subjectively evaluated and scores were "no pain" in 10 cases, mild in 28 cases, moderate in 3 cases. Mean follow-up time was 27.3 months (range 4 months to 5 years) and the recurrence was observed only in three cases postoperatively. In conclusion, combined perineal herniorraphy with internal obturator muscle transposition and rectal wall repairment can be carried out at the same time and epidural morphine administration provide adequate analgesia for these operations

A retrospective study on traumatic diaphragmatic hernias in cats

Besalti, Omer/0000-0002-7819-9094WOS: 000307987700005The purpose of the study was to evaluate the clinical and surgical findings of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia in 52 cats and to determine the association with mortality rate. The medical and surgical records of fifty two cats that underwent surgical repair for traumatic diaphragmatic hernia were reviewed retrospectively. Survival rate was 82.7% (43/52) in cats. The most frequently herniated organ was liver (81%). This was followed by small intestines (67%), stomach (48%), omentum (38.5%), spleen (25%), pancreas (13.5%) and large intestines (8%) respectively. Thirty-one cases had acute and 21 cases had chronic diaphragmatic hernia and mortality rate was 16.1% and 19% respectively. Although the majority of the rupture was in the right side, death was not recorded in these cases. The mortality rates according to the rupture sites were 57% in central, 24% in ventral and 19% in the left side. On the other hand, it was recorded that the mortality rate was associated with the amount of organ herniation. The more excessive amount of organ herniation resulted in higher mortality rate. It was concluded that mortality rate could be related to the location of hernia, amount of herniated organs and time from trauma to the surgery