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We are always asked about what are the procedures we do and the minimally invasive solutions we have for common problems. Attending to requests, we have put everything together in this website to help guide owners and referring veterinarians about the best options available that we offer.
Problems/clinical signs | Image | Solutions/diagnostics | More information here |
|---|---|---|---|
Ureteral obstruction cats, hydronephrosis, kidney obstruction, dilated ureter, ureteral stone | Subcutaneous ureteral bypass | https://www.gointernalmedicine.com/subcutaneous-ureteral-bypass | |
Ureteral obstruction dog, hydronephrosis, kidney obstruction, pus in kidney | Ureteral stenting | https://www.gointernalmedicine.com/ureteral-stent-placement | |
Bladder or urethral stones (large smooth stones in female dogs w/ urinary tract infections caused by Staph, Proteus may be dissolved, others removed) | Laser lithotripsy, Percutaneous cystolithotomy (PCCL) | https://www.gointernalmedicine.com/holmium-laser-lithotripsy | |
Bladder or urethral stones (large smooth stones in female dogs w/ urinary tract infections caused by Staph, Proteus may be dissolved, others removed) | Percutaneous cystolithotomy (PCCL), Laser lithotripsy | https://www.gointernalmedicine.com/percutaneous-cystolithotomy | |
Hyperthyroidism | Individualized I-131 therapy in cats | https://www.gointernalmedicine.com/feline-and-canine-i-131-therapy | |
Respiratory distress, difficult bringing in air (typically older small breed dogs), tracheal malformation | Tracheal stenting | https://www.gointernalmedicine.com/tracheal-stent-placement | |
Inability to urinate dog or cat, urinary obstruction (typically secondary to cancer, or granulamotous urethritis) | Urethral stenting | https://www.gointernalmedicine.com/urethral-stent-placement | |
Acute kidney injury (decreased urine production), leptospirosis, azotemia (increased kidney values) | Hemodialysis | https://www.gointernalmedicine.com/hemodialysis | |
Hematuria (bloody urine), especially if without evidence of obvious masses in bladder or urinary signs | Sclerotherapy for renal hematuria | https://www.gointernalmedicine.com/sclerotherapy-renal-hematuria | |
Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA) | Therapeutic plasma exchange | https://www.gointernalmedicine.com/therapeutic-plasma-exchange | |
Increased bile acids (post-prandial bile acids >100) in young medium to large breed dogs | Intrahepatic portosystemic shunt – percutaneous transjugular coil embolization (PTCE) | https://www.gointernalmedicine.com/intrahepatic-portosystemic-shunt | |
Toxin ingestion or drug overdose | Hemodialysis, hemoperfusion, or therapeutic plasma exchange | https://www.gointernalmedicine.com/hemoperfusion |
Disclaimer
This website was created to inform veterinarians about novel procedures available mainly in the field of veterinary interventional radiology and endoscopy, and nuclear medicine. This website is not intended to give direct medical advice to owners. Owners should contact their veterinary professionals for advice.
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