Scientific Publications
Soft Tissue Surgery
Will Robinson
BVetMed MSc BSAVA PGCertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
Head of Soft Tissue Surgery
European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Comparison of median sternotomy closure‐related complication rates using orthopedic wire or suture in dogs: A multi‐institutional observational treatment effect analysis Veterinary Surgery – 2022-06-28 Robinson W (one of several authors)
Computed tomographic findings in two dogs with chronic unilateral parotid duct ectasia Veterinary Record Case Reports – 2022-01-28 Robinson W
Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea Successfully Treated with Ondansetron in a Pug Erika Villedieu, DVM; William Robinson, BvetMed; Chris Shales, MA, VetMB
Robinson W, Shales C, & White R. (2014) The use of rigid endoscopy in the management of acute oropharyngeal stick injuries. Journal of Small Animal Practice 55: 609-614
Robinson W, Elliott J, Baines S, Owen L, & Shales C. (2017) Intramuscular mast cell tumors in 7 dogs. Can Vet J.; 58(9): 931–935
Robinson W, Knowles T, Barthelemy N, & Parsons K. (2019) Perceptions of minimally invasive osteosynthesis in dogs and cats: A survey of veterinary surgeons. Vet Surg. Accepted (July 2019)
Chris Shales
MA VetMB CertSAS DipECVS FRCVS
Clinical Director
European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea Successfully Treated with Ondansetron in a Pug Erika Villedieu, DVM; William Robinson, BvetMed; Chris Shales, MA, VetMB
Carey Beer, A. J., Hernon, T., Halfacree, Z., Mullins, R. A., Moores, A., de la Puerta, B., Timmermans, J., Shales, C., Goh, D., Best, E., & Bristow, P. (2022). Complications associated with and outcome of surgical intervention for treatment of esophageal foreign bodies in dogs, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 260(6), 622-627. Retrieved Sep 23, 2022, from https://avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/javma/260/6/javma.21.01.0060.xml
White RN, Warren-Smith C, Shales C, Parry AT: Classification of portosystemic shunts entering the caudal vena cava at the omental foramen in dogs: Journal of Small Animal Practice
Shales CJ. (2019) Urethral obstruction in dogs: diagnosis and management. In Practice 41: 17-22
White RN, Parry AT, Shales CJ. (2018) Implications of shunt morphology for the surgical management of extrahepatic portosystemic shunts. Australian Veterinary Journal 96: 433-441
Robinson WP, Elliott J, Baines SJ, Owen L, Shales CJ, (2017 Sep) Intramuscular mast cell tumors in 7 dogs, Can Vet J.; 58(9): 931–935.
White RN, Shales C & Parry AT (2017) New perspectives on the development of extrahepatic portosystemic shunts. Journal of Small Animal Practice 58, 669-677
Shales, CJ. (2016) Acute oropharyngeal stick injuries. Companion May: 12-16
Robert N. White, Kate Murphy, Helen Renfrew, and Chris Shales (2015) Congenital Extrahepatic Abdominal Arteriovenous Fistula and Apparent Patent Ductus Venosus in a Dog. Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association Vol. 51, No. 4, pp. 260-266.
Shales CJ. (2015) Management of non-lymphomatous small intestinal tumours in dogs and cats. In Practice 37, 50-67
Robinson W., Shales C. And White RN. (2014) The use of rigid endoscopy in the management of acute oropharyngeal stick injuries. Journal of Small Animal Practice 55: 609-614
Shales C (2014) Factors, Diagnosis and Treatment of Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS) in Dogs. Veterinary Times 11: 16-18
Shales, C. (2014) How to…. manage urethral obstruction in dogs. Companion April 2014 18-23
Shales, C. J. (2014) Celiotomy. In: Textbook of Feline Soft Tissue and General Surgery. 1st edn. Eds. S. J. Langley-Hobbs, J. L. Demetriou & J. F. Ladlow. Saunders, Oxford, UK. pp 245-252
Bowlt KL, Shales CJ (2011) Canine sacroiliac luxation: anatomic study of the craniocaudal articular surface angulation of the sacrum to define a safe corridor in the dorsal plane for placement of screws used for fixation in lag fashion. Vet Surg 40, 22-26.
Shales C, Moores A, Kulendra E, et al (2010) Stabilization of sacroiliac luxation in 40 cats using screws inserted in lag fashion. Vet Surg 39, 696-700
Bowlt KL, Shales C. (2010) Repair of a transverse ilial fracture in a cat using an intramedullary pin. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 23, 186-189
Shales CJ, White L, Langley-Hobbs SJ (2009) Sacroiliac luxation in the cat: defining a safe corridor in the dorsoventral plane for screw insertion in lag fashion. Vet Surg 38, 343-348
Shales C. (2009) How to… Perform a cystotomy. J Small Anim Pract 50, 12-16
Langley-Hobbs SJ, Sissener TR, Shales CJ (2007) Tension band stabilisation of acetabular physeal fractures in four kittens. J Feline Med Surg 9, 177-187
Demetriou JL, Shales CJ, Hamilton MH, et al (2007) Reconstruction of a nonhealing lick granuloma in a dog using a phalangeal fillet technique. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 43, 288-291
Shales CJ, Langley-Hobbs S (2006) Dorso-medial ante-brachiocarpal luxation with radio-ulna luxation in a domestic shorthair. J Feline Med Surg 2006 8, 197-202
Shales CJ, Warren J, Anderson DM, et al (2005) Complications following full-thickness small intestinal biopsy in 66 dogs: a retrospective study. J Small Anim Pract 46, 317-321
Shales CJ, Langley-Hobbs SJ (2005) Canine sacroiliac luxation: anatomic study of dorsoventral articular surface angulation and safe corridor for placement of screws used for lag fixation. Vet Surg 34, 324-331
Erika Villedieu
DVM DipECVS MRCVS
EBVS® European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Internship Programme Director
JSAP Feb 2022 – Outcome of superficial brachial axial pattern flaps used to close skin defects in dogs: 16 cases (1996-2019) E. Villedieu,M. C. Nolff,S. Del Magno,T. Emmerson,E. Field,R. Hattersley,B. De La Puerta,R. A. Ragni ,S. J. Baines JAAHA May/June 2022
Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea Successfully Treated with Ondansetron in a Pug Erika Villedieu, DVM; William Robinson, BvetMed; Chris Shales, MA, VetMB
Vet Record Case Reports Online Sept 2022 – Imaging diagnosis: CT findings in bilateral necrotising sialometaplasia of the mandibular salivary glands in a Tibetan Terrier April Wing Yan Cheung, Erika J.A. Villedieu, Andrew T. Parry, Philippa J. Weston
JSAP Online Sept 2022 – Presenting signs and clinical outcome in dogs with metaphyseal osteopathy: 39 cases (2009–2018) L. Robertson, V. L. Black, E. Villedieu, K. E. Clarke, I. Faux, A. Major, S. Adamantos
Villedieu E, Sanchez RF, Jepson RE and Ter Haar G. Nasal infection by
Linguatula serrata in a dog in the United Kingdom: a case report. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 2017, 58(3), 183-186.
Villedieu E, Rutherford L and Ter Haar G. Brachycephalic obstructive airway surgery outcome assessment using the 6-Minute Walk Test: a pilot study.
Journal of Small Animal Practice, 2019, 60, 132-135.
Villedieu E, Beck S and Findji L. Spontaneous regression of a mandibular
plasmacytoma in a juvenile dog: a case report. Accepted in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association.
Dr Eugenio Gaudio
DVM PhD MRCVS
ECVS Resident in Small Animal Surgery
Gaudio E., Laubscer L.L., Meyer L.C.R., Hoffman L.C., Raath J.P., Pfitzer S. 2021. “Evaluation of two different etorphine doses combined with azaperone in blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi) immobilisation”. Journal of South African Veterinary Association. 92(0): a2161. https://doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v92i0.2161.
Gaudio E., Laubscer L.L., Pfitzer S., Raath J.P., Hoffman L.C., De Benedictis G.M. 2020. “Effects of etorphine and an etorphine-azaperone combination on cardiorespiratory function and quality of immobilization in wild boma-acclimatized blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi)”. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. 47(4): 528-536. doi: 10.1016/j.vaa.2019.10.012.
Gaudio E., Hoffman L.C., Schabort G.A., Shepstone C.A., Bauer G., De Benedictis G.M. 2020. “Evaluation of the quality of immobilization and cardiorespiratory effects of etorphine-medetomidine-azaperone combination in plains zebras (Equus quagga): a pilot study”. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 50(4):998-992. doi: 10.1638/2018-0157.
Gaudio E., Bordin S., Lora I., Lora M., Massignani M., De Benedictis G.M. 2018. “Leukocyte Coping Capacity (LCC) chemiluminescence as an innovative tool for stress and pain assessment in calves undergoing ring castration”. Journal of Animal Science. 96(11):4579-4589. doi: 10.1093/jas/sky342.
Gaudio E., Voltan L., De Benedictis G. M. 2018. “Alfaxalone anaesthesia in Lemur catta following dexmedetomidine-butorphanol-midazolam sedation”. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. 45(3):351-356. doi: 10.1016/j.vaa.2018.01.004.
Facchini C., Iacopetti I., Gaudio E., Zotti A., Boldrin M., Fante F., Mutinelli F., Cozzi E., De Benedictis G. M. 2017. “Endodontic treatment of canine teeth in a cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis)”. Laboratory Animals. 52(3):308-312. doi: 10.1177/0023677217737568.
Kine Elmenhorst
BVMedSci BVM BVS PGCert Veterinary Medicine and Surgery MRCVS
EBVS European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Elmenhorst, P. Perez Lopez, A. Belch, J. L. Demetriou (2019) “Retrospective study of complications associated with surgically-placed gastrostomy tubes in 43 dogs with septic peritonitis” Journal of Small Animal Practice
Elmenhorst, S. Tappin, P. Nelissen, J. L. Demetriou (2018) “Tracheal plasmacytoma in a dog” Veterinary Record Case Reports, 6:e000545
