• 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
    • And many more procedures!

    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.

  • List of Contributors

    Foreword

    Preface

    Acknowledgment

    Chapter 1: Preparing for an Abdominal Procedure

    Authors: Ivette Juarez, Christine A. Valdez, & Marbella Lopez

    Chapter 2: Steps for Simple Eyelid Mass Removal

    Author: Robin Sankey

    Chapter 3: Surgery for the Prolapsed Third Eyelid Gland

    Authors: Audrey Hudson & Caleb Hudson

    Chapter 4: Tips and Tricks for Successful Entropion Repair

    Author: Robin Sankey

    Chapter 5: A Guide to Enucleation

    Author: Robin Sankey

    Chapter 6: Nosectomy in Cats

    Author: Nicole J. Buote

    Chapter 7: Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome in Dogs and Cats

    Author: Pamela Schwartz

    Chapter 8: Aural Hematoma

    Author: Jess Work

    Chapter 9: Pinnectomy

    Author: Karen L. Cherrone

    Chapter 10: Total Ear Canal Ablation and Lateral Bulla Osteotomy (TECA-LBO)

    Author: Grayson Cole

    Chapter 11: Ventral Bulla Osteotomy (VBO)

    Author: Philippa Pavia

    Chapter 12: Mandibulectomy

    Author: Giovanni Tremolada

    Chapter 13: Sialoadenectomy

    Author: Grayson Cole

    Chapter 14: Thyroidectomy

    Author: Giovanni Tremolada

    Chapter 15: Unilateral Cricoarytenoid Lateralization (“Tie-Back”)

    Author: Jessica Baron

    Chapter 16: Peripheral Lymph Node Extirpation in the Dog and Cat

    Author: Arathi Vinayak

    Chapter 17: Limb Amputation in Companion Animals: Thoracic and Pelvic Limb Amputations

    Author: Arathi Vinayak

    Chapter 18: Summary of Skin Reconstruction Options

    Author: D. Michael Tillson

    Chapter 19: Digit Amputation

    Author: D. Michael Tillson

    Chapter 20: The Art of the Abdominal Explore

    Author: Heidi Hottinger

    Chapter 21: Gastropexy

    Author: Kristin A. Coleman

    Chapter 22: Gastrointestinal Procedures

    Author: Penny J. Regier

    Chapter 23: Splenectomy

    Author: Pamela Schwartz

    Chapter 24: Liver Biopsies

    Author: Nicole Buote

    Chapter 25: Ovariohysterectomy & Ovariectomy

    Author: Brad M. Matz

    Chapter 26: Cesarean Section: Managing & Preparing for a C-Section

    Author: D. Michael Tillson

    Chapter 27: Pyometra

    Author: Brad M. Matz

    Chapter 28: Cystotomy and Partial Cystectomy

    Author: Janet A. Grimes

    Chapter 29: Prostatic Abscessation

    Author: Catriona M. MacPhail

    Chapter 30: Surgery for Umbilical, Inguinal, & Diaphragmatic Hernias

    Author: D. Michael Tillson

    Chapter 31: Canine Scrotal Ablation & Scrotal Urethrostomy

    Author: Joe A. Sapora

    Chapter 32: Feline Perineal Urethrostomy

    Author: Janet A. Grimes

    Chapter 33: Rectal Prolapse

    Author: Catriona M. MacPhail

    Chapter 34: Perineal Herniorrhaphy

    Author: Catriona M. MacPhail

    Chapter 35: Anal Sacculectomy in Dogs and Cats

    Author: Arathi Vinayak

    Chapter 36: Caudectomy

    Authors: Kristin A. Coleman & Trent Gall

    Chapter 37: Preparing for Orthopedic Procedures

    Authors: Ivette Juarez, Christine A. Valdez, & Marbella Lopez

    Chapter 38: Principles of Fracture Repair

    Author: Seth Bleakley

    Chapter 39: Orthopedic Implants

    Author: Rebecca J. Webb

    Chapter 40: Principles of External Coaptation

    Author: Seth Bleakley

    Chapter 41: 3D-Printing in Orthopedics

    Author: Paul Schwarzmann

    Chapter 42: Mandibular Fractures

    Authors: Caleb Hudson & Stephen C. Jones

    Chapter 43: Metacarpal & Metatarsal Fractures

    Author: Rebecca J. Webb

    Chapter 44: Humeral Condylar Fractures

    Authors: Nathan Squire & David Dycus

    Chapter 45: Canine Elbow Dysplasia

    Author: Joe A. Sapora

    Chapter 46: Femoral Head & Neck Ostectomy (FHO)

    Author: Kristin A. Coleman

    Chapter 47: Lumbosacral Epidural

    Author: Rebecca S. Salazar

    Chapter 48: Pelvic Fractures

    Author: Rebecca J. Webb

    Chapter 49: Medial Patellar Luxation Repair

    Author: Ross H. Palmer

    Chapter 50: Extracapsular Stabilization for the Cranial Cruciate Ligament-Deficient Stifle

    Author: Trent Gall

    Chapter 51: Osteochondrosis

    Authors: Stephen C. Jones & Caleb Hudson

    Chapter 52: Arthrocentesis

    Authors: Carolyn L. Chen, Leah P. Hixon, & Emily C. Viani

    Chapter 53: Tendon Lacerations

    Author: Rebecca J. Webb

    Chapter 54: Bone Grafts

    Author: Rebecca J. Webb

  • Kristin A. Coleman, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA

    Is a veterinary surgeon at Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists in Houston, Texas, USA.

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