• 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.

  • 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

  • Karen Tobias, DVM, MS, DACVS

    Is a Professor of Small Animal Surgery at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.

    Cassie Lux, DVM, DACVS (SA)

    Is an Associate Professor of Small Animal Surgery at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.

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