By Karen Tobias, Cassie Lux
Manual of Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery 3rd 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.
Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Contributors
- Preface
- Section 1: Surgery of the Skin
- Open Wound Management
- Subcutaneous Drains
- Incisional Closure
- Lumpectomy and Primary Closure
- Tension-Relieving Techniques
- Basic Flaps
- Caudal Superficial Epigastric Axial Pattern Flap
- Full-Thickness Mesh Grafts
- Mastectomy
- Section 2: Abdominal Procedures
- Abdominal Incisions
- Umbilical Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Traumatic Body Wall Hernia
- Splenectomy
- Abdominal Lymph Node Biopsy
- Peritonitis
- Section 3: Surgery of the Digestive System
- Esophagostomy Tube Placement
- Liver Biopsy
- Partial Pancreatectomy
- Gastrotomy
- Gastrostomy Tube Placement
- Incisional Gastropexy
- Intestinal Biopsy
- Enterotomy for Intestinal Foreign Body
- Intestinal Resection and Anastomosis
- Colopexy
- Rectal Polyp Resection
- Section 4: Surgery of the Reproductive Tract
- Prepubertal Gonadectomy
- Feline Castration
- Canine Castration
- Cryptorchid Castration
- Prostatic Biopsy
- Prostatic Omentalization
- Ovariohysterectomy, Ovariectomy, and Hysterectomy
- Cesarean Section
- Pyometra
- Episiotomy
- Episioplasty
- Section 5: Surgery of the Urinary Tract
- Nephrectomy
- Cystotomy and Cystectomy
- Cystostomy Tube Placement
- Urethrotomy in Dogs
- Scrotal Urethrostomy in Dogs
- Perineal Urethrostomy in Cats
- Urethral Prolapse
- Penile Amputation
- Section 6: Perineal Procedures
- Anal Sacculectomy
- Perineal Hernia
- Rectal Prolapse
- Perianal Adenoma Resection
- Tail Amputation
- Section 7: Ear Surgery
- Lateral Ear Canal Resection
- Vertical Ear Canal Resection
- Total Ear Canal Ablation and Lateral Bulla Osteotomy
- Ventral Bulla Osteotomy
- Auricular Hematoma
- Pinnectomy
- Section 8: Head and Neck Procedures
- Stenotic Nares
- Elongated Soft Palate
- Nasopharyngeal Polyps in Cats
- Oronasal Fistulas
- Sialoceles
- Partial Tongue Amputation
- Mandibular and Medial Retropharyngeal Lymph Node Excision
- Tracheostomy Tube Placement
- Thyroidectomy
- Section 9: Thoracic Procedures
- Thoracostomy Tube Placement
- Lateral Intercostal Thoracotomy
- Lung Lobectomy
- Pericardiectomy
- Section 10: Limb and Digit Procedures
- Forelimb Amputation
- Rear Limb Amputation
- Dewclaw Removal
- Toe Amputation
- Section 11: Ophthalmic Procedures
- Enucleation
- Prolapsed Gland of the Third Eyelid
- Entropion Correction
- Temporary Tarsorrhaphy
- Eyelid Wedge Resection
- Appendix
- Absorbable Suture Materials
- Index
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