AUTHOR=Lee Sang Gwan , Jeong Seong Mok , Bae Sunhee , Park Yeonhee , Moon Changhwan , Kim Hee Young 

TITLE=Inside-out anal sacculectomy in small dog breeds and cats

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Veterinary Science

VOLUME=10

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1105826

DOI=10.3389/fvets.2023.1105826

ISSN=2297-1769

ABSTRACT=<p>This report describes a new, simple and rapid surgical technique for the removal of anal sac in small dogs and cats. The anal sacs were simply everted using mosquito hemostatic forceps and excised with the aid of an electrocautery surgical unit. On the evaluation of postoperative complications, only one dog of 28 animals experienced short-term minor complications of mild fecal incontinence and scooting. Thus, we suggest that this new surgical technique is easy, inexpensive and time-saving and some of the complications with previously reported methods used for small dog breeds and cats may be avoided by using this technique.</p>