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Techniques in Small Animal Soft Tissue, Orthopedic, and Ophthalmic Surgery
Kristin A. Coleman (Editor) ISBN: 9781394159949 June 2024 Wiley-Blackwell 672 pages
Description
Practical reference with tips and tricks for successfully performing common surgeries in small animal patients
Designed to help general practitioners confidently perform surgery, Techniques in Small Animal Soft Tissue, Orthopedic, and Ophthalmic Surgery offers fast access to step-by-step procedures for the most common surgeries in small animal patients. This book discusses the relevant anatomy, brief pathophysiology, pre-operative considerations, potential complications, and treatment options and detailed techniques for a wide range of surgical procedures, as well as the equipment needed to perform them. Written by specialists from around the world, the 54 chapters each cover multiple treatment options or variations to techniques described in the literature, featuring soft tissue, orthopedic, and ophthalmic surgeries.
Practical tips and tricks for success in the operating room applicable to technicians, general practitioners, and surgeons are included throughout the book. High-quality color photographs accompany the surgical descriptions, along with video clips demonstrating some of the techniques hosted on a companion website.
Techniques in Small Animal Soft Tissue, Orthopedic, and Ophthalmic Surgery includes information on:
Simple eyelid mass removal, steps for prolapsed third eyelid gland, surgery for successful entropion repair, and enucleation
Brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome in dogs and cats and various surgical interventions, how to address aural hematoma, pinnectomy, and total ear canal ablation and lateral bulla osteotomy
Ventral bulla osteotomy, mandibulectomy, sialoadenectomy, thyroidectomy, unilateral cricoarytenoid lateralization, and peripheral lymph node extirpation
Extracapsular suture stabilization for the cranial cruciate ligament-deficient stifle, medial patellar luxation repair, femoral head and neck ostectomy, and canine elbow dysplasia
Limb amputation in companion animals, skin reconstruction options, digit amputation, gastropexy, gastrointestinal procedures, splenectomy, and liver biopsies
Techniques in Small Animal Soft Tissue, Orthopedic, and Ophthalmic Surgery covers common surgeries performed in general practice, giving general practitioners, veterinary students, and new surgeons practical tips and tricks from experienced surgeons in an easily referenced format.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors xi Foreword xviii Preface xix Acknowledgments xx About the Companion Website xxi
1 Preparing for an Abdominal Procedure 1 2 Steps for Simple Eyelid Mass Removal 14 3 Surgery for the Prolapsed Third Eyelid Gland 22 4 Tips and Tricks for Successful Entropion Repair 37 5 A Guide to Enucleation 44 6 Nosectomy in Cats 52 7 Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome in Dogs and Cats 56 8 Aural Hematoma 82 9 Pinnectomy 88 10 Total Ear Canal Ablation and Lateral Bulla Osteotomy (TECA-LBO) 93 11 Ventral Bulla Osteotomy (VBO) 103 12 Mandibulectomy 113 13 Sialoadenectomy 124 14 Thyroidectomy 132 15 Laryngeal Paralysis 140 16 Peripheral Lymph Node Extirpation in the Dog and Cat 148 17 Limb Amputation in Companion Animals: Thoracic and Pelvic Limb Amputations 158 18 Summary of Skin Reconstruction Options 168 19 Digit Amputation 189 20 The Art of the Abdominal Explore 196 21 Gastropexy 205 22 Gastrointestinal Procedures 218 23 Splenectomy 239 24 Liver Biopsies 253 25 Ovariohysterectomy/Ovariectomy 258 26 Cesarean Section 264 27 Pyometra 277 28 Cystotomy and Partial Cystectomy 280 29 Prostatic Abscessation 291 30 Inguinal, Umbilical, and Diaphragmatic Hernias 294 31 Canine Scrotal Ablation and Scrotal Urethrostomy 310 32 Feline Perineal Urethrostomy 321 33 Rectal Prolapse 331 34 Perineal Hernia 333 35 Anal Sacculectomy in Dogs and Cats 338 36 Caudectomy 348 37 Preparing for Orthopedic Procedures 358 38 Principles of Fracture Repair 372 39 Orthopedic Implants 398 40 Principles of External Coaptation 431 41 3D-Printing in Orthopedics 455 42 Mandibular Fractures 464 43 Metacarpal and Metatarsal Fractures 482 44 Humeral Condylar Fractures 488 45 Canine Elbow Dysplasia 498 46 Femoral Head and Neck Ostectomy (FHO) 516 47 Lumbosacral Steroid Epidural 529 48 Pelvic Fractures 537 49 Medial Patellar Luxation Repair 550 50 Extracapsular Stabilization for the Cranial Cruciate Ligament-Deficient Stifle 564 51 Osteochondrosis 587 52 Arthrocentesis 604 53 Tendon Lacerations 619 54 Bone Grafts 627 Index 633
About the Author
Kristin A. Coleman, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA, is a veterinary surgeon at Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists in Houston, Texas, USA.
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