Small Animal Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy

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.

Table of Contents:
Contributors, xi Foreword by Dr Todd Ponsky, ix Foreword by Dr Randy Basinger, x Preface, xi Acknowledgment, xiii About the Companion Website, xiv History of Small Animal Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy, xv Section I: Laparoscopic Skills 1 Surgeons' Skills Training, 3 Boel A. Fransson, Claude A. Ragle, Chiya Chen 2 Minimally Invasive Suturing Techniques, 12 Boel A. Fransson and Kyle W. Martin Section II: Equipment 3 Imaging Equipment and Operating Room Setup, 31 Fausto Brandão and Christopher Chamness 4 Surgical Instrumentation, 44 4.1 Surgical Instrumentation, 45 Elizabeth A. Swanson 4.2 Trocars and Cannulas, 52 Nicole J. Buote 4.3 Miscellaneous Surgical Instrumentation, 58 W. Alex Fox-Alvarez and Penny Regier 5 Energy Devices and Stapling Equipment, 64 Sarah Marvel and Eric Monnet 6 Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery Devices, 73 Chris Thomson and Jeffrey J. Runge Section III: Fundamental Techniques in Laparoscopy 7 Anesthesia Management of Dogs and Cats for Laparoscopy, 83 Marlis L. de Rezende and Khursheed Mama 8 Laparoscopic Access and the working space, 92 Erin Gibson, Boel A. Fransson and Gilles Dupre 9 Laparoscopic Contraindications, Complications, and Conversion, 106 Bart Van Goethem and Nikola Katic Section IV: Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures 10 Diagnostic Laparoscopy of the Gastrointestinal Tract, 125 Penny J. Regier and J. Brad Case 11 Laparoscopic-Assisted Feeding Tube Placement, Gastrotomy, Enterotomy, and Intestinal Resection and Anastomosis, 135 Penny J. Regier and J. Brad Case 12 Laparoscopic and Laparoscopic-Assisted Gastropexy Techniques, 147 Ingrid M. Balsa and Jeffrey J. Runge 13 Laparoscopic Treatment of Sliding Hiatal Hernia and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, 156 Philipp D. Mayhew, Stanley L. Marks. Rachel E. Pollard 14 Laparoscopic Splenectomy, 165 Stephanie L. Shaver and Ameet Singh 15 Laparoscopic Liver Biopsy, Resection, Ablation, and Cholecystocentesis, 173 Ameet Singh, J. Brad Case 16 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, 186 Philipp D. Mayhew, Ameet Singh and Hiroo Kanai 17 Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy, 199 Philipp D. Mayhew, Felipe J. Lillo Araya, Jolle Kirpensteijn 18 Laparoscopic Surgery of the Pancreas, 214 Sebastiaan A. van Nimwegen, Floryne O. Buishand, and Jolle Kirpensteijn 19 Laparoscopic Renal Biopsy, 226 Ingrid M. Balsa, Carrie Palm 20 Laparoscopic Ureteronephrectomy, 233 Philipp D. Mayhew and Ameet Singh 21 Transurethral Cystoscopy and Laparoscopic-Assisted Cystotomy for Urolith Removal and Mass Resection, 241 Valery F. Scharf, Jeffrey J. Runge 22 Laparoscopic Ovariohysterectomy, Ovariectomy, and Hysterectomy, 254 Nicole J. Buote and Boel A. Fransson 23 Laparoscopic Castration and Sterilization Techniques of the Male Dog, 267 Stephane Libermann, Kyle W. Martin and Boel A. Fransson 24 The Role of Laparoscopy in Cancer Staging, 276 Michele A. Steffey 25 Diaphragmatic and Inguinal Herniorrhaphy, 289 Mauricio Veloso Brun, Valery F. Scharf, Boel A. Fransson 26 Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery: Notes, 300 Mauricio Veloso Brun and Lynetta Freeman Section V: Fundamental Techniques in Thoracoscopy 27 Anesthesia for Thoracoscopy, 311 Peter J. Pascoe and Philipp D. Mayhew 28 Patient Positioning, Port Placement, and Access Techniques for Thoracoscopic Surgery, 328 Michelle L. Oblak and William T. N. Culp 29 Thoracoscopic Anatomy, Exploration, and Diagnostic Thoracoscopy, 335 Valery F. Scharf 30 Thoracoscopic Contraindications, Complications, and Conversion, 345 W. Alex Fox-Alvarez and J. Brad Case Section VI: Thoracoscopic Surgical Procedures 31 Thoracoscopic and Thoracoscopic-Assisted Lung Biopsy and Lung Lobectomy, 357 Eric Monnet and Jacqui Scott 32 Thoracoscopic Pericardial Window and Subtotal Pericardectomy in Dogs and Cats, 367 Gilles Dupre and J. Brad Case 33 Thoracoscopic Placement of Epicardial Pacemakers, 376 Stephane Libermann 34 Right Auricular Mass Resection, 381 Stephane Libermann, Eric Monnet and J. Brad Case 35 Minimally Invasive Treatment of Chylothorax, 385 Boel A. Fransson, Ameet Singh, Philipp D. Mayhew 36 Thoracoscopic Treatment of Vascular Ring Anomalies, 400 Eric Monnet and Ameet Singh 37 Thoracoscopic Mediastinal Mass Resection, 407 J. Brad Case, W. Alex Fox-Alvarez and William T. N. Culp 38 Minimally Invasive Cancer Staging in the Thorax, 415 Michele A. Steffey Section VII: Surgery facilitated by Exoscopy 39 Exoscopy in Small Animal Surgery, 429 Tina Owen and Gilles Dupre Index, 439