Downey et al: Evaluation of long‐term outcome after lung lobectomy for canine non‐neoplastic pulmonary consolidation via thoracoscopic or thoracoscopic-assisted surgery in 12 dogs
Veterinary Surgery 6, 2023

Thoracoscopic or thoracoscopic-assisted lung lobectomy (TL/TAL) was feasible for non-neoplastic pulmonary consolidation (PC) in dogs.
Conversion rate for TL was high (44%), primarily due to pleural adhesions or poor visualization—not due to complications or OLV failure.
Perioperative survival was 91.7%, with only one death due to dyspnea in a brachycephalic breed.
No recurrence of disease in any of the 11 dogs that survived the perioperative period (median follow-up: 24 months).
Histopathology showed pneumonia in 83% (10/12) of cases, often suspected to be bacterial in origin.
OLV was successful in 78% of TL cases, with more failure noted in brachycephalic breeds.
Median hospital stay was 3–4 days, with faster recovery in TAL cases than TL conversions.
Thoracoscopic management allows better thoracic exploration and may be especially useful for foreign body-related PC.

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Thoracoscopic or thoracoscopic-assisted lung lobectomy (TL/TAL) was feasible for non-neoplastic pulmonary consolidation (PC) in dogs.
Conversion rate for TL was high (44%), primarily due to pleural adhesions or poor visualization—not due to complications or OLV failure.
Perioperative survival was 91.7%, with only one death due to dyspnea in a brachycephalic breed.
No recurrence of disease in any of the 11 dogs that survived the perioperative period (median follow-up: 24 months).
Histopathology showed pneumonia in 83% (10/12) of cases, often suspected to be bacterial in origin.
OLV was successful in 78% of TL cases, with more failure noted in brachycephalic breeds.
Median hospital stay was 3–4 days, with faster recovery in TAL cases than TL conversions.
Thoracoscopic management allows better thoracic exploration and may be especially useful for foreign body-related PC.