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Fully revised new edition of a highly practical guide for successful soft tissue surgery in dogs and cats
Manual of Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery, Third Edition, provides tips and tricks that experienced veterinary surgeons use to make procedures easier, faster, and more successful, with clear, concise, step-by-step instructions on how to complete procedures commonly performed in a small animal practice. The book is meticulously illustrated with hundreds of high-quality color photographs and detailed line drawings.
Fully updated and revised, the Third Edition of this popular guide features expanded coverage of the latest ideas on, and approaches to, surgical techniques. Organized by procedure type, the book covers surgery of the skin, abdomen, digestive system, urogenital tract, thoracic cavity, and head and neck, as well as miscellaneous procedures. Each chapter includes an introduction and tips for preoperative management, surgery, and postoperative considerations.
The new edition of Manual of Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery:
Updates all literature reviews to provide the most recent data on complication rates and prognosis and the latest references
Adds new procedures or new variations of procedures such as the Aberdeen knot, Mila E-Tube, and modified Seldinger technique for chest tube placement
Discusses tension-relieving techniques, full-thickness mesh grafts, and caudal superficial epigastric axial pattern flaps
Includes information on subcutaneous drain placement, traumatic body wall hernias, total ear canal ablation, bulla osteotomy, nasopharyngeal polyps, and auricular hematoma
The Third Edition of Manual of Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery is an indispensable learning tool for veterinary students and new graduates and a refresher course for experienced practitioners. It belongs on the reference shelves of every general practitioner, especially those with an interest in surgery.
Contents
Contributors x
Preface xi
SECTION 1 Surgery of the Skin
1 Open Wound Management 3
2 Subcutaneous Drains 12
3 Incisional Closure 25
4 Lumpectomy and Primary Closure 39
5 Tension-Relieving Techniques 50
6 Basic Flaps 58
7 Caudal Superficial Epigastric Axial Pattern Flap 67
8 Full-Thickness Mesh Grafts 72
9 Mastectomy 80
SECTION 2 Abdominal Procedures
10 Abdominal Incisions 93
11 Umbilical Hernia 105
12 Inguinal Hernia 109
13 Diaphragmatic Hernia 115
14 Traumatic Body Wall Hernia 123
15 Splenectomy 132
16 Abdominal Lymph Node Biopsy 138
17 Peritonitis 142
SECTION 3 Surgery of the Digestive System
18 Esophagostomy Tube Placement 151
19 Liver Biopsy 161
20 Partial Pancreatectomy 169
21 Gastrotomy 174
22 Gastrostomy Tube Placement 180
23 Incisional Gastropexy 187
24 Intestinal Biopsy 194
25 Enterotomy for Intestinal Foreign Body 201
26 Intestinal Resection and Anastomosis 208
27 Colopexy 216
28 Rectal Polyp Resection 220
SECTION 4 Surgery of the Reproductive Tract
29 Prepubertal Gonadectomy 227
30 Feline Castration 233
31 Canine Castration 239
32 Cryptorchid Castration 248
33 Prostatic Biopsy 254
34 Prostatic Omentalization 258
35 Ovariohysterectomy, Ovariectomy, and Hysterectomy 263
36 Cesarean Section 280
37 Pyometra 285
38 Episiotomy 290
39 Episioplasty 294
SECTION 5 Surgery of the Urinary Tract
40 Nephrectomy 303
41 Cystotomy and Cystectomy 307
42 Cystostomy Tube Placement 314
43 Urethrotomy in Dogs 320
44 Scrotal Urethrostomy in Dogs 326
45 Perineal Urethrostomy in Cats 331
46 Urethral Prolapse 341
47 Penile Amputation 347
SECTION 6 Perineal Procedures
48 Anal Sacculectomy 357
49 Perineal Hernia 366
50 Rectal Prolapse 378
51 Perianal Adenoma Resection 384
52 Tail Amputation 389
SECTION 7 Ear Surgery
53 Lateral Ear Canal Resection 399
54 Vertical Ear Canal Resection 406
55 Total Ear Canal Ablation and Lateral Bulla Osteotomy 413
56 Ventral Bulla Osteotomy 425
57 Auricular Hematoma 435
58 Pinnectomy 443
SECTION 8 Head and Neck Procedures
59 Stenotic Nares 453
60 Elongated Soft Palate 464
61 Nasopharyngeal Polyps in Cats 477
62 Oronasal Fistulas 482
63 Sialoceles 493
64 Partial Tongue Amputation 503
65 Mandibular and Medial Retropharyngeal Lymph Node Excision 508
66 Tracheostomy Tube Placement 514
67 Thyroidectomy 521
SECTION 9 Thoracic Procedures
68 Thoracostomy Tube Placement 533
69 Lateral Intercostal Thoracotomy 544
70 Lung Lobectomy 556
71 Pericardiectomy 564
SECTION 10 Limb and Digit Procedures
72 Forelimb Amputation 577
73 Rear Limb Amputation 584
74 Dewclaw Removal 593
75 Toe Amputation 598
SECTION 11 Ophthalmic Procedures
76 Enucleation 607
77 Prolapsed Gland of the Third Eyelid 614
78 Entropion Correction 621
79 Temporary Tarsorrhaphy 627
80 Eyelid Wedge Resection 630
Appendix A: Absorbable Suture Materials 635
Index 636
