Advances in Equine Laparoscopy, 2nd Edition

Claude A. Ragle (Editor) 

ISBN: 9781119859314

April 2024

Wiley-Blackwell

448 pages

Description

New edition of the only detailed reference devoted to equine laparoscopy, now with new procedures and video clips

The newly revised and updated Second Edition of Advances in Equine Laparoscopy is a state-of-the-art reference to all aspects of laparoscopy in equine patients. The book covers skills and instrumentation, standing surgeries, and recumbent surgeries, with new sections describing evaluation of the small intestine, closure of the epiploic foramen, thoracoscopic repair of diaphragmatic hernia, uterine tear repair, ovariohysterectomy, and large granulosa cell tumors. A new companion website features video clips demonstrating the procedures discussed.

Each chapter in the new edition has been updated with relevant references produced during the intervening decade. The Second Edition adds 10 new chapters covering techniques and applications developed in the last decade, along with the addition of a section on two-stage procedures.

With chapters written by leading experts, Advances in Equine Laparoscopy discusses:

• The foundations of laparoscopy, fundamental laparoscopic skills, suturing and knot-tying techniques, fundamentals of energy sources, and reusable and disposable equipment

• Sedation and analgesia in the standing horse, diagnostic techniques, and evaluation of horses with signs of acute and chronic abdominal pain

• Evaluation of the small intestine, closure of the nephrosplenic space, adhesiolysis, and mesenteric rent repair

• Peritoneal flap hernioplasty technique for preventing the recurrence of acquired strangulating inguinal herniation in the stallion and inguinal hernioplasty using cyanoacrylate

Advances in Equine Laparoscopy is an essential resource for equine surgeons, surgery residents, and interns, especially those interested in minimally invasive surgery and those who are studying for board certification in surgery.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors ix

Foreword xi

Preface xiii

Acknowledgment xv

About the Companion Website xvii

Section I Laparoscopic Skills and Instrumentation 1

1 History of Laparoscopy 3

2 Fundamental Laparoscopic Skills 13

3 Suturing and Knot-Tying Techniques 25

4 Fundamentals of Energy Sources 39

5 Imaging Equipment and the Operating Room 45

6 Instruments 55

Section II Laparoscopy in the Standing Horse 69

7 Sedation and Analgesia in the Standing Horse 71

8 Dietary Approaches to Optimize the Feed Restriction Period before Laparoscopic Surgery in Horses 83

9 Laparoscopic Diagnostic Techniques 91

10 Evaluation of Horses with Signs of Acute and Chronic Abdominal Pain 113

11 Standing Laparoscopic Exploration of the Small Intestines 141

12 Closure of the Nephrosplenic Space 145

13 Laparoscopic Foramen Epiploicum Mesh Closure (FEMC) Technique 155

14 Laparoscopic Adhesiolysis 163

15 Mesenteric Rent Repair 179

16 Standing Cryptorchidectomy 185

17 Techniques for Preventing the Recurrence of Acquired Strangulating Inguinal Herniation in the Stallion 195

A. Peritoneal Flap Hernioplasty

B. Tacked Intraperitoneal Slitted Mesh (TISM)

18 Direct Closure of the Vaginal RingUsing Cyanoacrylate and Sutures or Tacks 217

19 Laparoscopic Intersex Gonadectomy 225

20 Bilateral Ovariectomy in the Mare 235

21 Bilateral Ovariectomy as a Treatment for Chronic Pyometra 247

22 Ovariectomy for the Removal of Large Pathologic Ovaries in Mares 251

23 Laparoscopic Imbrication of the Mesometrium to Restore Normal, Horizontal Orientation of the Uterus 265

24 Laparoscopic Repair of Uterine Tears 273

25 Nephrectomy 279

26 Standing Laparoscopic Repair of the Ruptured Equine Bladder 289

27 Ureteral Osteoplasty for Ectopic Ureter 297

28 Equine Thoracoscopy 301

29 Thoracoscopic Repair of Diaphragmatic Hernias 311

Section IIa Two-Stage Procedures 319

30 Laparoscopic-assisted Surgery for Treatment of Extended Septic Funiculitis 321

31 Large Granulosa Cell Tumors (Two Stage) 327

32 Laparoscopic-assisted Ovariohysterectomy (Two-step) in the Mare 333

Section III Laparoscopy in the Recumbent Horse 341

33 General Anesthesia in the Recumbent Horse 343

34 Mesh Incisional Hernioplasty 355

35 Recumbent Cryptorchidectomy 365

36 Inguinal Hernioplasty 375

37 Ventral Abdominal Approach for Recumbent: Bilateral Laparoscopic Ovariectomy 385

38 Laparoscopic- and Endoscopic-assisted Removal of Cystic Calculi 393

39 Hand-assisted Laparoscopy 405

Index 413

About the Author

Claude A. Ragle, DVM, DACVS, ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Large Animal Soft Tissue Surgery (Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy), DABVP (Equine Practice), is Professor of Equine Surgery at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, USA.