Extensively revised and updated, the new edition of the BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Abdominal Surgery provides a ready source of practical information for veterinary surgeons, students, nurses and technicians.
Includes detailed surgical procedures, laid out in step-by-step Operative Techniques in an easy to follow and practical way
Notes on patient positioning and preparation, instrumentation and postoperative management
Specially commissioned drawings and full-colour photographs illustrate both the Operative Techniques and the accompanying text
New chapters on laparoscopic surgery and urinary incontinence
From
routine ovariohysterectomies to emergency abdominal drainage for acute
peritonitis, abdominal surgery is an essential topic in general small
animal practice
Table of contents
Chapter
1. Principles of abdominal surgery
Liz Welsh
2. Equipment and surgical instrumentation
Prue Neath
3. Laparoscopic instrumentation and fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery Phil Mayhew
4. The body wall
Davina Anderson
5. The stomach
Gary Ellison
6. Gastric dilatation and volvulus
John Williams
7. The small intestine
Alison Moores
8. The large intestine and rectum
Jacqui Niles and John Williams
9. The liver and biliary tract
Jacqui Niles
10. Portosystemic shunts
Geraldine Hunt
11. The pancreas
Jolle Kirpensteijn and Floryne Buishand
12. The spleen
Jacqui Niles
13. The adrenal glands
Catherine Sturgeon
14. The urinary tract
Mary McLoughlin and Brian Scansen
15. Urinary incontinence
Alasdair Hotston Moore
16. The male urogenital system
Dick White
17. The female reproductive system
Jane Ladlow
18. Peritonitis
Lori Ludwig
Chapter 1. Principles of abdominal surgery Liz Welsh 2. Equipment and surgical instrumentation Prue Neath 3. Laparoscopic instrumentation and fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery Phil Mayhew 4. The body wall Davina Anderson 5. The stomach Gary Ellison 6. Gastric dilatation and volvulus John Williams 7. The small intestine Alison Moores 8. The large intestine and rectum Jacqui Niles and John Williams 9. The liver and biliary tract Jacqui Niles 10. Portosystemic shunts Geraldine Hunt 11. The pancreas Jolle Kirpensteijn and Floryne Buishand 12. The spleen Jacqui Niles 13. The adrenal glands Catherine Sturgeon 14. The urinary tract Mary McLoughlin and Brian Scansen 15. Urinary incontinence Alasdair Hotston Moore 16. The male urogenital system Dick White 17. The female reproductive system Jane Ladlow 18. Peritonitis Lori Ludwig