Manual of Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery

Contents
 
Contributors xi
 
Acknowledgements xiii
 
Preface xv
 
Section 1: Surgery of the Skin 1
 
1 Primary Wound Closure 3
 
2 Lumpectomy and Primary Closure 15
 
3 Basic Flaps 25
 
4 Tension-Relieving Techniques 35
 
5 Full-Thickness Mesh Grafts 45
 
6 Caudal Superficial Epigastric Axial Pattern Flap 55
 
7 Mastectomy 61
 
8 Open Wound Management with a Tie-Over Bandage 73
 
Section 2: Abdominal Procedures 79
 
9 Abdominal Incisions 81
 
10 Umbilical Hernia 93
 
11 Inguinal Hernia 97
 
12 Diaphragmatic Hernia 103
 
13 Splenectomy 111
 
14 Abdominal Lymph Node Biopsy 117
 
15 Peritonitis 121
 
Section 3: Surgery of the Digestive System 131
 
16 Liver Biopsy 133
 
17 Pancreatic Biopsy 143
 
18 Gastrotomy 149
 
19 Gastrostomy Tube Placement 155
 
20 Incisional Gastropexy 165
 
21 Intestinal Biopsy 177
 
22 Intestinal Foreign Bodies 185
 
23 Intestinal Resection and Anastomosis 193
 
24 Enterostomy Tube Placement 203
 
25 Colopexy 211
 
26 Rectal Polyp Resection 215
 
Section 4: Surgery of the Reproductive Tract 221
 
27 Prepubertal Gonadectomy 223
 
28 Feline Castration 231
 
29 Canine Castration 239
 
30 Cryptorchid Castration 249
 
31 Prostatic Biopsy 255
 
32 Prostatic Omentalization 259
 
33 Ovariohysterectomy and Ovariectomy 265
 
34 Cesarean Section 283
 
35 Pyometra 289
 
36 Episiotomy 295
 
37 Episioplasty 299
 
Section 5: Surgery of the Urinary Tract 305
 
38 Renal Biopsy 307
 
39 Nephrectomy 315
 
40 Cystotomy 319
 
41 Cystostomy Tube Placement 327
 
42 Urethrotomy 333
 
43 Scrotal Urethrostomy 339
 
44 Perineal Urethrostomy in Cats 345
 
45 Urethral Prolapse 355
 
Section 6:

The author
Karen Tobias, DVM, MS, DACVS, is a Full Professor at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
 
With illustrations by Samantha Elmhurst