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Small Animal Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy 2nd Edition

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By Boel A. Fransson , Philipp D. Mayhew

Small Animal Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy, 2nd Edition is a rigorous update of the first book to provide comprehensive and current information about minimally invasive surgery in dogs and cats. With a focus on techniques in rigid endoscopy, the book also includes guidance on additional surgeries outside the abdomen and chest.  New chapters describe newly developed surgical techniques, while existing chapters have been thoroughly updated.

The authors include detailed stepwise instructions for each procedure, including clinical photographs. Pre-operative considerations, patient positioning, portal placement, and postoperative care are also discussed, with key points of consideration outlined for each surgery.

Purchasers of the Small Animal Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy 2nd Edition book will also receive access to a companion website featuring video clips of the fundamental skills and surgical techniques described in the resource.

Small Animal Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy is an essential reference for veterinary surgeons, veterinary internal medicine specialists and residents, and small animal general practitioners seeking a one-stop reference for minimally invasive surgery in dogs and cats.

Features

Features:

  • An introduction to laparoscopic suturing and knot tying with accompanying video tutorials
  • A thorough introduction to the equipment used in laparoscopic and thoracoscopic veterinary surgeries, including imaging equipment, surgical instrumentation, energy devices, and stapling equipment
  • Clear explanations of foundational techniques in laparoscopy, including laparoscopic anesthesia, access techniques, contraindications, complications, and conversion
  • Robust descriptions of fundamental techniques in thoracoscopy, including patient positioning, port placement, contraindications, complications, and conversion
  • Discussions of a wide variety of laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgical procedures
Table of Contents

Table of Contents:

Section I: Laparoscopic Skills

  1. Surgeons’ Skills Training
  2. Minimally Invasive Suturing Techniques

Section II: Equipment

  1. Imaging Equipment and Operating Room Setup
  2. Surgical Instrumentation
    • 4.1 Surgical Instrumentation
    • 4.2 Trocars and Cannulas
    • 4.3 Miscellaneous Surgical Instrumentation
  3. Energy Devices and Stapling Equipment
  4. Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery Devices

Section III: Fundamental Techniques in Laparoscopy

  1. Anesthesia Management of Dogs and Cats for Laparoscopy
  2. Laparoscopic Access and the Working Space
  3. Laparoscopic Contraindications, Complications, and Conversion

Section IV: Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures

  1. Diagnostic Laparoscopy of the Gastrointestinal Tract
  2. Laparoscopic-Assisted Feeding Tube Placement, Gastrotomy, Enterotomy, and Intestinal Resection and Anastomosis
  3. Laparoscopic and Laparoscopic-Assisted Gastropexy Techniques
  4. Laparoscopic Treatment of Sliding Hiatal Hernia and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
  5. Laparoscopic Splenectomy
  6. Laparoscopic Liver Biopsy, Resection, Ablation, and Cholecystocentesis
  7. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
  8. Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy
  9. Laparoscopic Surgery of the Pancreas
  10. Laparoscopic Renal Biopsy
  11. Laparoscopic Ureteronephrectomy
  12. Transurethral Cystoscopy and Laparoscopic-Assisted Cystotomy for Urolith Removal and Mass Resection
  13. Laparoscopic Ovariohysterectomy, Ovariectomy, and Hysterectomy
  14. Laparoscopic Castration and Sterilization Techniques of the Male Dog
  15. The Role of Laparoscopy in Cancer Staging
  16. Diaphragmatic and Inguinal Herniorrhaphy
  17. NOTES

Section V: Fundamental Techniques in Thoracoscopy

  1. Anesthesia for Thoracoscopy
  2. Patient Positioning, Port Placement, and Access Techniques for Thoracoscopic Surgery
  3. Thoracoscopic Anatomy, Exploration, and Diagnostic Thoracoscopy
  4. Thoracoscopic Contraindications, Complications, and Conversion

Section VI: Thoracoscopic Surgical Procedures

  1. Thoracoscopic and Thoracoscopic-Assisted Lung Biopsy and Lung Lobectomy
  2. Thoracoscopic Pericardial Window and Subtotal Pericardectomy in Dogs and Cats
  3. Thoracoscopic Placement of Epicardial Pacemakers
  4. Right Auricular Mass Resection
  5. Minimally Invasive Treatment of Chylothorax
  6. Thoracoscopic Treatment of Vascular Ring Anomalies
  7. Thoracoscopic Mediastinal Mass Resection
  8. Minimally Invasive Cancer Staging in the Thorax

Section VII: Surgery Facilitated by Exoscopy

  1. Exoscopy in Small Animal Surgery

Index

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