Gastrointestinal Surgical Techniques in Small Animals

Features:

• Describes techniques for canine and feline gastrointestinal surgery in detail
• Presents the state of the art for GI surgery in dogs and cats
• Includes access to a companion website with video clips demonstrating techniques

Table of Contents:

1. Gastrointestinal Healing

2. Suture Materials, Staplers, and Tissue Apposition Devices

3. Suture Patterns for Gastrointestinal Surgery

4. Feeding Tubes

5. Drainage Techniques for the Peritoneal Space

6. Maxillectomy and Mandibulectomy

7. Glossectomy

8. Tonsillectomy

9. Palatal and Oronasal Defects

10. Salivary Gland Surgery

11. Esophagotomy

12. Esophagectomy and Reconstruction

13. Cricopharyngeal Myotomy and Heller Myotomy

14. Vascular Ring Anomaly

15. Hiatal Hernia

16. Anatomy and Physiology of the Stomach

17. Gastrotomy

18. Gastrectomy

19. Billroth I

20. Billroth II

21. Pyloroplasty

22. Roux-en-Y

23. Gastropexy

24. Enterotomy

25. Enterectomy

26. Enteroplication/Enteropexy for Prevention of Intussusception

27. Colectomy and Subtotal Colectomy

28. Colotomy

29. Typhlectomy and Ileocecocolic Resection

30. Colostomy and Jejunostomy

31. Colopexy

32. Approaches to the Rectum and Pelvic Canal

33. Surgery of the Rectum

34. Anal Sac Resection

35. Liver Lobectomy

36. Surgery of the Gallbladder

37. Biliary Diversion

38. Surgery of the Bile Duct

39. Biliary Stenting

40. Arterio-Venous Fistula

41. Portosystemic Shunt

42. Surgery of the Pancreas

Index