Veterinary Image-Guided Interventions

Chick Weisse, VMD, DACVS completed his small animal surgical residency training at the Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in 2002 and then pursued advanced training through a customized fellowship in Interventional Radiology at the (human) Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He held dual appointments in surgery and radiology as an Assistant Professor at both the veterinary and human hospitals respectively, before coming to the Animal Medical Center in New York City in 2009 as staff surgeon and Director of Interventional Radiology Services.  Allyson Berent, DVM, DACVIM graduated from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2002 and was boarded in internal medicine in 2006. She served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine and Interventional Radiology/Interventional Endoscopy at the Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Since 2009, she holds a staff position at the Animal Medical Center in Interventional Radiology and Endoscopy and is Director of the Interventional Endoscopy Service.

• List of Contributors xAcknowledgments xiiiAbout the Companion Website xivSection 1 Introduction 1CHAPTER 1 TOOLS OF THE TRADE – INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY 3Fei SunCHAPTER 2 TOOLS OF THE TRADE – INTERVENTIONAL ENDOSCOPY 15Allyson BerentCHAPTER 3 ONCOLOGY FOR THE INTERVENTIONALIST 29Christine Mullin and Craig A. CliffordSection 2 R espiratory System 41CHAPTER 4 EPISTAXIS EMBOLIZATION 43Chick WeisseCHAPTER 5 NASAL/SINUS TUMORS 51William T.N. CulpCHAPTER 6 INTERVENTIONAL TREATMENT OF NASOPHARYNGEAL Stenosis 63Allyson BerentCHAPTER 7 INTRALUMINAL TRACHEAL STENTING 73Chick WeisseCHAPTER 8 BRONCHIAL COLLAPSE AND STENTING 83George A. KramerChapter 9 PLEURAL SPACE DISEASE – THORACIC DRAINAGE AND PORT PLACEMENT 91William T.N. CulpCHAPTER 10 INTERVENTIONAL TREATMENT OF LARGE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTIONS: ABLATIONS, BALLOON DILATION, AND FOREIGN BODY RETRIEVAL 100Allyson BerentSection 3 Gastrointestinal System 109Chapter 11 Oral Tumors 111William T.N. CulpCHAPTER 12 ESOPHAGEAL FOREIGN BODY RETRIEVAL 118Douglas A. PalmaCHAPTER 13 ESOPHAGEAL OBSTRUCTION: STRICTURES/TUMORS – BALLOON, BOUGIE, INJECTIONS, STENT 130Douglas A. Palma and Allyson BerentChapter 14 Gastrointestinal System – Gastric Foreign Body Retrieval 145Douglas A. PalmaChapter 15 Gastrointestinal Polypectomy 155Douglas A. Palma and Allyson BerentChapter 16 PEG Tube Placement 163Douglas A. PalmaChapter 17 Stenting for Gastrointestinal Obstructions 179Allyson BerentChapter 18 Image-Guided Nutritional Support Techniques 187Matthew W. BealSection 4 Hepatobiliary System 199Chapter 19 Hepatobiliary Imaging 201Allison ZwingenbergerChapter 20 Vascular Anatomy 209Fei Sun and Rafael LatorreChapter 21 Portosystemic Shunt Embolization : IHPSS/EHPSS 215Chick WeisseChapter 22 Hepatic Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs) and Fistulas 227Chick WeisseChapter 23 Liver Tumors/Metastases (TAE/cTACE/DEB-TACE) 238Chick WeisseChapter 24 Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and Biliary Stent Placement 247Allyson BerentChapter 25 Cholecystostomy 256Sean MurphySection 5 Urogenital System 261Chapter 26 Imaging of the Urinary Tract 263Amy M. Habing and Julie K. ByronChapter 27 Interventional Management of Complicated Nephrolithiasis 289Allyson Berent and Larry G. AdamsChapter 28 Interventional Treatment of Idiopathic Renal Hematuria 301Allyson BerentChapter 29 Interventional Management of Canine and Feline Benign Ureteral Obstructions 309Allyson BerentChapter 30 Interventional Management of Obstructive Pyonephrosis 336Allyson BerentChapter 31 Interventional Management of Canine Malignant Ureteral Obstructions 343Allyson BerentChapter 32 Cystoscopic -Guided Laser Ablation of Ectopic Ureters 351Allyson BerentChapter 33 Minimally Invasive Treatment of Bladder and Urethral Stones in Dogs and Cats 360Allyson Berent and Larry G. AdamsChapter 34 Urethral Stenting 373Chick WeisseChapter 35 Endoscopic Polypectomy and Laser Ablation for Benign Urinary Bladder Lesions 383Allyson BerentChapter 36 Intra-arterial Chemotherapy Infusion 389Chick WeisseChapter 37 Ultrasound -Guided Endoscopic Laser Ablation for Transitional Cell Carcinoma in Dogs 398Dean J. Cerf and Eric C. LindquistChapter 38 Injectable Bulking Agents for Treatment of Urinary Incontinence 410Julie K. ByronChapter 39 Percutaneous Perineal Approach to the Canine Urethra 415Chick WeisseChapter 40 Percutaneous Antegrade Urethral Catheterization 419Elaine HolmesChapter 41 Percutaneous Cystostomy Tube 423Elaine HolmesChapter 42 Endoscopic Laser Ablation of Vestibulovaginal Remnants (ELA-VR) 427Stacy Kathleen Burdick and Allyson BerentSection 6 Vascular/Lymphatic Systems 433Chapter 43 Lymphangiography 435Ameet SinghChapter 44 Vascular Access 439Chick WeisseChapter 45 Foreign Body Retrieval 449William T.N. CulpChapter 46 Hemorrhage Embolization 456Chick WeisseChapter 47 THROMBECTOMY AND THROMBOLYSIS: THE INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY APPROACH 464Marilyn E. Dunn and Chick WeisseChapter 48 Peripheral Arteriovenous Fistulas and Vascular Malformations 479Chick WeisseChapter 49 Central Venous Vascular Obstruction 488Michael David Schlicksup and Matthew W. BealChapter 50 Cisterna Chyli and Thoracic Duct Glue Embolization 497Ameet SinghSection 7 Cardiac System 503Chapter 51 Radiographic Cardiac Anatomy 505Brian A. ScansenChapter 52 Pericardial Disease 513Steven G. ColeChapter 53 Cardiac Pacing 518Amara H. EstradaChapter 54 Arrhythmia Ablation 531Roberto A. Santilli and Manuela PeregoChapter 55 Heartworm Extraction 541Ashley B. SaundersChapter 56 Transcatheter Mitral Valve Therapies 547E. Christopher OrtonChapter 57 Cardiac Tumor Palliation 556Chick Weisse and Brian A. ScansenChapter 58 Patent Ductus Arteriosus 564Christopher D. StauthammerChapter 59 PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS 575Brian A. ScansenChapter 60 Aortic Valve Stenosis 588Mandi E. KlemanChapter 61 ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE STENOSIS 595Aaron C. WeyChapter 62 Cor Triatriatum 604Bruce W. Keene and Sandra P. TouChapter 63 Septal Defects 610Sonya G. GordonSection 8 Musculoskeletal/Neurological Systems 621Chapter 64 Tumor Ablations – Soft Tissue and Skeletal 623William T.N. CulpChapter 65 Transarterial Embolization and Chemoembolization 629Sarah BostonChapter 66 Analgesic Nerve, Neuraxial, Articular and Soft Tissue Interventions 635Andrea L. LooneyIndex 649

“From nephrolithiasis to heartworm extraction, 666 pages and a website provide the practitioners with step by step, detailed and nicely illustrated techniques. No less than 37 specialists contributed to the writing of this 21st century practical guide!”  (Vet Nurses Today, 1 October 2015)“All in all, this book is a fairly priced valuable resource for any clinician interested in the cutting-edge field of image-guided interventions.”  (Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 15 September 2015)