Small Animal Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy

Boel A. Fransson, DVM, PhD, DACVS, is an associate professor in small animal surgery at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, USA and past president of the Veterinary Endoscopy Society (2011-2013).Philipp D. Mayhew, BVM&S, DACVS, is an associate professor of small surgery at the University of California at Davis in Davis, California, USA, and president-elect of Veterinary Endoscopy Society (2016-2017).

Small Animal Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy provides a comprehensive reference to laparoscopy and thoracoscopy, with step-by-step guidance for surgical techniques ranging from basic to advanced.* Acts as both a quick reference to specific techniques and as a comprehensive resource to small animal laparoscopy and thoracoscopy* Guides the reader through each step of the surgical techniques* Takes a clinically oriented approach, with tips on safely and quickly performing procedures throughout* Part of the Advances in Veterinary Surgery series copublished with the American College of Veterinary Surgeons Foundation* Includes access to a companion website with video clips of the procedures described and the figures from the book in PowerPoint

Small Animal Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy provides a comprehensive reference to laparoscopy and thoracoscopy, with step-by-step guidance for surgical techniques ranging from basic to advanced.

Contributors viiForeword by Mark D. Markel ixForeword by Gerald M. Fried xPreface xiAcknowledgments xiiAbout the Companion Website xiiiHistory of Small Animal Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy xivSection I: Laparoscopic Skills1 Surgeons' Skills Training 3Boel A. Fransson, Heather A. Towle Millard, and Claude A. Ragle2 Minimally Invasive Suturing Techniques 12Boel A. Fransson and John C. HuhnSection II: Equipment3 Imaging Equipment and Operating Room Setup 31Fausto Brandão and Christopher Chamness4 Surgical Instrumentation4.1 Surgical Instrumentation 41Elizabeth A. Swanson and Heather A. Towle Millard4.2 Trocars and Cannulas 48Nicole J. Buote4.3 Miscellaneous Surgical Instrumentation 53Jessica K. Baron and Jeffrey J. Runge5 Energy Devices and Stapling Equipment 58Sarah Marvel and Eric Monnet6 Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery Devices 65Jeffrey J. RungeSection III: Fundamental Techniques in Laparoscopy7 Anesthesia Management of Dogs and Cats for Laparoscopy 75Khursheed Mama and Marlis L. de Rezende8 Laparoscopic Access Techniques 81Gilles Dupre9 The Laparoscopic Working Space: Pneumoperitoneum Techniques and Patient Positioning 88Boel A. Fransson10 Laparoscopic Contraindications, Complications, and Conversion 93Nicole J. Buote and Janet Kovak McClaranSection IV: Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures11 Diagnostic Laparoscopy of the Gastrointestinal Tract 105J. Brad Case12 Laparoscopic-Assisted Gastrotomy, Enterotomy, Enterectomy, and Anastomosis 113J. Brad Case and Gary W. Ellison13 Laparoscopic-Assisted Feeding Tube Placement 120J. Brad Case14 Laparoscopic and Laparoscopic-Assisted Gastropexy Techniques 124Kayla M. Corriveau, Jeffrey J. Runge, and Clarence A. Rawlings15 Laparoscopic Splenectomy 134Stephanie L. Shaver and Philipp D. Mayhew16 Liver Biopsy and Cholecystocentesis 141Ameet Singh17 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy 149Philipp D. Mayhew and Ameet Singh18 Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy 156Philipp D. Mayhew and Jolle Kirpensteijn19 Laparoscopic Surgery of the Pancreas 167Floryne O. Buishand, Sebastiaan A. van Nimwegen, and Jolle Kirpensteijn20 Laparoscopic Renal Biopsy 179Keith Richter and Sheri Ross21 Laparoscopic Ureteronephrectomy 185Philipp D. Mayhew22 Laparoscopic-Assisted Nephrolith Removal 192Eric Monnet23 Laparoscopic-Assisted Cystoscopy for Urolith Removal and Mass Resection 195Chloe Wormser, Jeffrey J. Runge, and Clarence A. Rawlings24 Laparoscopic Ovariectomy and Ovariohysterectomy 207Nicole J. Buote25 Cryptorchidectomy and Vasectomy 217Katie C. Kennedy and Boel A. Fransson26 The Role of Laparoscopy in Cancer Staging 224Michele A. Steffey27 Diaphragmatic and Inguinal Herniorrhaphy 236Eric Monnet and Boel A. Fransson28 Advanced Surgical Platforms: NOTES and Robotic Surgery 243Lynetta Freeman and Heather A. Towle MillardSection V: Fundamental Techniques in Thoracoscopy29 Anesthesia for Thoracoscopy 255Peter J. Pascoe and Philipp D. Mayhew30 Patient Positioning, Port Placement, and Access Techniques for Th oracoscopic Surgery 271Philipp D. Mayhew and William T.N. Culp31 Thoracoscopic Contraindications, Complications, and Conversion 277J. Brad Case and Jeffrey J. RungeSection VI: Thoracoscopic Surgical Procedures32 Thoracoscopic Lung Biopsy and Lung Lobectomy 287Eric Monnet33 Thoracoscopic Pericardial Window and Subtotal Pericardectomy in Dogs and Cats 294Gilles Dupre34 Thoracoscopic Placement of Epicardial Pacemakers 302Stephane Libermann35 Right Auricular Mass Resection 307Stephane Libermann and Eric Monnet3 6 Minimally Invasive Treatment of Chylothorax 311MaryAnn Radlinsky37 Thoracoscopic Treatment of Vascular Ring Anomalies 319Eric Monnet38 Thoracoscopic Mediastinal Mass Resection 325William T.N. Culp and Geraldine B. Hunt39 Minimally Invasive Cancer Staging in the Thorax 332Michele A. SteffeyIndex 345