ArticleVeterinary surgery : VS2025
Complication rate and outcomes of laryngeal cuneiformectomy in dogs with advanced laryngeal collapse.
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- Transoral Endoscopic-Assisted Partial Arytenoidectomy as a Treatment for Laryngeal Paralysis in Eight Cats.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Complication rate and outcomes of laryngeal cuneiformectomy in dogs with advanced laryngeal collapse.Veterinary surgery : VS · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo describe the complication rate and outcomes of dogs undergoing multilevel airway surgery for brachycephalic airway syndrome (BOAS) with and without the addition of uni- or bilateral cuneiformectomy. STUDY
designRetrospective study. ANIMALS: A total of 180 dogs undergoing BOAS surgery: 94 dogs undergoing modified multilevel surgery (non-PC); 86 additionally undergoing cuneiformectomy (PC).
methodsCase records from the University of Cambridge and Animal Health Trust databases between 2014 and 2021 were analyzed including data on laryngeal collapse grade, respiratory functional grading scores, BOAS index, hospitalization length and complications.
resultsNeither the incidence risk of overall (non-PC = 19.4%, PC = 16.3%, p = .758), nor major (non-PC = 7.4%, PC = 11.6%, p = .482) complications differed between non-PC and PC dogs. Median hospitalization duration (non-PC = 1 day, PC = 1 day) did not differ between the two groups (p = .743). Both BOAS grade (median reduction = 1, p < .0001) and BOAS index (median reduction = 28.5%, p < .0001) reduced in dogs that underwent cuneiformectomy. Lower BCS was associated with increased postoperative complications (odds ratio = 0.452, p = .004) when preoperative BOAS grade and gender were controlled.
conclusionCuneiformectomy was not associated with a higher incidence risk of complications than multilevel BOAS surgery alone. Significant improvements in respiratory parameters were observed following cuneiformectomy in addition to multilevel airway surgery. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Cuneiformectomy represents a safe and effective adjunctive technique to manage higher grade laryngeal collapse in dogs with BOAS.
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