title: Lateral Approach for Excision of Maxillary Incisor Pseudo-Odontoma in Prairie Dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe our experience with lateral approach for excision of maxillary pseudo-odontomas and to illustrate surgical outcomes and postoperative complications in seven pet prairie dogs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Excision of 11 maxillary pseudo-odontomas was performed in seven prairie dogs with a lateral approach technique and clinical presentation, duration of surgery, time and type of post-surgical complications, presence or absence of symptom recurrence, time to follow-up, overall survival time and causes of death of each case were recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Duration of surgery, postoperative hospitalization and time to autonomous feeding were 54.8 min, 58 h and 1 day, respectively. Recurrence of respiratory symptoms was observed in four cases. Mean follow-up time was 632 days. Six out of seven cases were still alive at the end of the study.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The lateral approach to excision showed good and promising results for treatment of maxillary pseudo-odontomas in prairie dogs.
authors.affiliation: Belvedere Veterinary Clinic, Reggio Emilia, Italy igorpelizzone@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pelizzone
authors.affiliation: Turro Veterinary Clinic, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Gaetano D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Vitolo
authors.affiliation: Turro Veterinary Clinic, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: D'Acierno
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Science and Public Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Damiano
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stefanello
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Science and Public Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Annalisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Forlani
authors.affiliation: Institute of Forensic Medicine, Univeristy of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Broich
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007180:Incisor / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology; D009810:Odontoma / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012589:Sciuridae
keywords: Cynomys ludovicianus; dentistry; exotic medicine; prairie dog; pseudo-odontoma; surgical excision