Small Animal Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy

THE EDITORS
Boel A. Fransson, DVM, PhD, DACVS, is Director of the United States' first dedicated veterinary laparoscopic skills training laboratory and is Professor of Small Animal Surgery at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, USA.
 
Philipp D. Mayhew, BVM&S, MRCVS, DACVS, leads one of the country's most scientifically productive teams in small animal minimally invasive surgery, and is Professor of Small Animal Soft Tissue and Minimally Invasive Surgery at the University of California-Davis in Davis, California, USA.

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.

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 Diagnost