Small Animal Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy

Description

The newly revised Second Edition of Small Animal Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy 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 book will also receive access to a companion website featuring video clips of the fundamental skills and surgical techniques described in the resource. The book also offers: 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 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. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Contributors Foreword by Dr Todd Ponsky Foreword by Dr Randy Basinger Preface Acknowledgment About the Companion Website History of Small Animal Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy Section I: Laparoscopic Skills Chapter 1 Surgeons’ Skills Training Chapter 2 Minimally Invasive Suturing Techniques Section II: Equipment Chapter 3 Imaging Equipment and Operating Room Setup Chapter 4 Surgical Instrumentation 4.1 Surgical Instrumentation 4.2 Trocars and Cannulas 4.3 Miscellaneous Surgical Instrumentation Chapter 5 Energy Devices and Stapling Equipment Chapter 6 Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery Devices Section III: Fundamental Techniques in Laparoscopy Chapter 7 Anesthesia Management of Dogs and Cats for Laparoscopy Chapter 8 Laparoscopic Access and the working space Chapter 9 Laparoscopic Contraindications, Complications, and Conversion Section IV: Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures Chapter 10 Diagnostic Laparoscopy of the Gastrointestinal Tract Chapter 11 Laparoscopic-Assisted Feeding Tube Placement, Gastrotomy, Enterotomy, and Intestinal Resection and Anastomosis Chapter 12 Laparoscopic and Laparoscopic-Assisted Gastropexy Techniques Chapter 13 Laparoscopic Treatment of Sliding Hiatal Hernia and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Chapter 14 Laparoscopic Splenectomy Chapter 15 Laparoscopic Liver Biopsy, Resection, Ablation, and Cholecystocentesis Chapter 16 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Chapter 17 Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy Chapter 18 Laparoscopic Surgery of the Pancreas Chapter 19 Laparoscopic Renal Biopsy Chapter 20 Laparoscopic Ureteronephrectomy Chapter 21 Transurethral Cystoscopy and Laparoscopic-Assisted Cystotomy for Urolith Removal and Mass Resection Chapter 22 Laparoscopic Ovariohysterectomy, Ovariectomy, and Hysterectomy Chapter 23 Laparoscopic Castration and Sterilization Techniques of the Male Dog Chapter 24 The Role of Laparoscopy in Cancer Staging Chapter 25 Diaphragmatic and Inguinal Herniorrhaphy Chapter 26 Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery: NOTES Section V: Fundamental Techniques in Thoracoscopy Chapter 27 Anesthesia for Thoracoscopy Chapter 28 Patient Positioning, Port Placement, and Access Techniques for Thoracoscopic Surgery Chapter 29 Thoracoscopic Anatomy, Exploration, and Diagnostic Thoracoscopy Chapter 30 Thoracoscopic Contraindications, Complications, and Conversion Section VI: Thoracoscopic Surgical Procedures Chapter 31 Thoracoscopic and Thoracoscopic-Assisted Lung Biopsy and Lung Lobectomy Chapter 32 Thoracoscopic Pericardial Window and Subtotal Pericardectomy in Dogs and Cats Chapter 33 Thoracoscopic Placement of Epicardial Pacemakers Chapter 34 Right Auricular Mass Resection Chapter 35 Minimally Invasive Treatment of Chylothorax Chapter 36 Thoracoscopic Treatment of Vascular Ring Anomalies Chapter 37 Thoracoscopic Mediastinal Mass Resection Chapter 38 Minimally Invasive Cancer Staging in the Thorax Section VII: Surgery facilitated by Exoscopy Chapter 39 Exoscopy in Small Animal Surgery Index