Kristin Coleman

• DVM, MS, DACVS
• Specialist in Small Animal Surgery at Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists (GCVS)

Objective: To determine whether perioperative complication rates are different between unilateral (ULS) versus single-stage bilateral (BLSS) total ear canal ablation-lateral bulla osteotomy (TECA-LBO) surgeries. Study design: Retrospective case series. Animals: Fifity-seven dogs (79 ears) undergoing TECA-LBO at a single institution over 14 yea...

Case description: An 11-year-old castrated male mixed-breed dog was examined for a 3-month history of hematochezia and tenesmus. Abdominal ultrasonography and rectal examination prior to referral had revealed a colorectal polyp, diagnosed as a benign colorectal polypoid adenoma after histologic examination of tissue samples. The patient was referr...

Objective —To compare volumes of square knots and Aberdeen knots in vitro and evaluate security of these knot types when used as buried terminal knots for continuous intradermal wound closures in canine cadavers. Design —Experimental study. Sample —24 surgically closed, full-thickness, 4-cm, epidermal wounds in 4 canine cadavers and 80 knots tied i...

Objective: To identify variables with a preoperative computed tomography scan that influence survival of cats undergoing surgical removal of a primary lung tumour. A secondary objective was to determine whether histologic type and or grade of feline pulmonary tumours affects long term survival. Methods: Medical records were retrospectively revie...

This report describes double locking compression plate fixation of a moderately comminuted mid-diaphyseal right femur fracture in a Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis). The animal was restrained for a routine examination, during which the dragon struggled to escape restraint. When returned to the exhibit, the dragon did not use the right pelvic lim...

OBJECTIVE To describe the anatomic structures of the canine middle ear visible during endoscopic examination through ventral and lateral surgical approaches. SAMPLE 5 cadaveric canine heads representing 4 breeds. PROCEDURES A descriptive study was performed. For each head, a lateral approach was performed on one side and a ventral approach was pe...

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a prophylactic laparoscopic gastropexy on gastric motility in healthy large-breed dogs. Methods: This was a prospective pilot study with nine healthy client-owned dogs. Each dog was its own control. Gastric motility was evaluated before and after laparoscopic gastropexy. Dogs we...

Single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) involves only a single 2–3 cm incision in the ventral midline of the patient with entry of the port, particularly the foam SILSTM Port multiple access port. This type of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) surgery with use of only one port and a controlled Hasson approach provides decreased risk of iatrogeni...

Objective: To compare two suturing techniques for prophylactic laparoscopic gastropexy in healthy dogs. Study design: Retrospective case series. Animals: Thirty healthy client-owned dogs from breeds predisposed to gastric dilation volvulus. Methods: Medical records of dogs presented for prophylactic laparoscopic gastropexy performed with kno...

Objective: To report the perioperative findings and outcome of dogs undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for the management of pyothorax. Design: Multi-institutional, retrospective study. Animals: Client-owned dogs (n = 14). Methods: Medical records of dogs with pyothorax managed via VATS were reviewed for signalment, history, c...

Objective: To describe a technique for laparoscopic incisional gastropexy using an articulated endoscopic suturing device with knotless unidirectional barbed suture in healthy large breed dogs. Study design: Prospective case series. Animals: Healthy client-owned dogs presented for prophylactic gastropexy and weighing >20 kg (n=7). Methods: I...