Advances in Equine Laparoscopy

Part of the Advances in Veterinary Surgery series copublished with the ACVS Foundation and Wiley-Blackwell, Advances in Equine Laparoscopy presents a state-of-the-art reference on laparoscopic skills and procedures in the horse. Chapters are written by the leading experts in the field, and each section includes a practical review of the published literature. Encompassing instrumentation, basic principles, and specific techniques, Advances in Equine Laparoscopy offers an up-to-date, reliable resource for comprehensive information about equine laparoscopy. This current, well-referenced text begins with a section on the fundamentals of laparoscopy, then moves into sections on the clinical application of laparoscopic techniques in the standing or recumbent horse. A companion website offers eight video clips demonstrating selected procedures at wiley.com/go/ragle. Advances in Equine Laparoscopy is an invaluable guide for equine surgical specialists and equine clinicians interested in laparoscopic techniques.

Part of the Advances in Veterinary Surgery series copublished with the ACVS Foundation and Wiley-Blackwell, Advances in Equine Laparoscopy presents a state-of-the-art reference on laparoscopic skills and procedures in the horse. Chapters are written by the leading experts in the field, and each section includes a practical review of the published literature. Encompassing instrumentation, basic principles, and specific techniques, Advances in Equine Laparoscopy offers an up-to-date, reliable resource for comprehensive information about equine laparoscopy.This current, well-referenced text begins with a section on the fundamentals of laparoscopy, then moves into sections on the clinical application of laparoscopic techniques in the standing or recumbent horse. A companion website offers eight video clips demonstrating selected procedures at wiley.com/go/ragle. Advances in Equine Laparoscopy is an invaluable guide for equine surgical specialists and equine clinicians interested in laparoscopic techniques.

Contributors ixForeword xiJohn P. WalmsleyForeword xvMark D. Markel, Chair of the Board of Trustees ACVS FoundationPreface xviiAcknowledgment xixSection I Laparoscopic Skills and Instrumentation 31 Foundations of Laparoscopy 5John P. Caron2 Fundamental Laparoscopic Skills 13Claude A. Ragle and Boel A. Fransson3 Suturing and Knot-Tying Techniques 21Fabrice Rossignol and Josef Boening4 Fundamentals of Energy Sources 35Scott E. Palmer5 Reusable Equipment 41Christopher J. Chamness6 Disposable Equipment 57John C. HuhnSection II Laparoscopy in the Standing Horse 697 Sedation and Analgesia in the Standing Horse 71Tamara Grubb8 Diagnostic Techniques 83Dean A. Hendrickson9 Evaluation of Horses with Signs of Acute and Chronic Abdominal Pain 93Andreas Klohnen10 Closure of the Nephrosplenic Space 119Michael Roecken11 Adhesiolysis 129Dean A. Hendrickson and Kayla Cochran12 Mesenteric Rent Repair 135Dean A. Hendrickson13 Cryptorchidectomy 139Dwayne H. Rodgerson14 Peritoneal Flap Hernioplasty Technique for Preventing the Recurrence of Acquired Strangulating Inguinal Herniation in the Stallion 149Hans Wilderjans15 Inguinal Hernioplasty Using Cyanoacrylate 161Fabrice Rossignol, Céline Mespoulhes-Rivière, and Josef Boening16 Intersex Gonadectomy 167Donna L. Shettko and Dean A. Hendrickson17 Bilateral Ovariectomy in the Mare 177Claude A. Ragle18 Ovariectomy for the Removal of Large Pathologic Ovaries in Mares 189Hans Wilderjans19 Imbrication of the Mesometrium to Restore Normal, Horizontal Orientation of the Uterus in the Mare 203Palle Brink, Jim Schumacher, and John Schumacher20 Nephrectomy 211Michael Roecken21 Repair of the Ruptured Equine Bladder 221Dean A. Hendrickson and Monika Lee22 Equine Thoracoscopy 229John PeroniSection III Laparoscopy in the Recumbent Horse 23923 General Anesthesia in the Recumbent Horse 241Tamara Grubb24 Colopexy 253David G. Wilson25 Mesh Incisional Hernioplasty 257John P. Caron26 Cryptorchidectomy 267John P. Caron27 Inguinal Hernioplasty 277Fabrice Rossignol and Josef Boening28 Inguinal Herniorrhaphy in the Foal 287John P. Caron29 Ovariectomy in the Mare 295Ted Fischer30 Ovariohysterectomy in the Mare 301Claude A. Ragle31 Laparoscopic- and Endoscopic-Assisted Removal of Cystic Calculi 311Michael Roecken32 Splenectomy 323Ceri Sherlock and John Peroni33 Hand-Assisted Laparoscopy 329Dwayne H. RodgersonIndex 335