Small Animal Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy

1. Surgeons’ Skills Training
2. Minimally Invasive Suturing Techniques
3. Imaging Equipment and Operating Room Setup
4. Surgical Instrumentation
5. Energy Devices and Stapling Equipment
6. Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery Devices
7. Anesthesia Management of Dogs and Cats for Laparoscopy
8. Laparoscopic Access and the working space
9. Laparoscopic Contraindications, Complications, and Conversion
10. Diagnostic Laparoscopy of the Gastrointestinal Tract
11. Laparoscopic-Assisted Feeding Tube Placement, Gastrotomy, Enterotomy, and Intestinal Resection and Anastomosis
12. Laparoscopic and Laparoscopic-Assisted Gastropexy Techniques
13. Laparoscopic Treatment of Sliding Hiatal Hernia and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
14. Laparoscopic Splenectomy
15. Laparoscopic Liver Biopsy, Resection, Ablation, and Cholecystocentesis
16. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
17. Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy
18. Laparoscopic Surgery of the Pancreas
19. Laparoscopic Renal Biopsy
20. Laparoscopic Ureteronephrectomy
21. Transurethral Cystoscopy and Laparoscopic-Assisted Cystotomy for Urolith Removal and Mass Resection
22. Laparoscopic Ovariohysterectomy, Ovariectomy, and Hysterectomy
23. Laparoscopic Castration and Sterilization Techniques of the Male Dog
24. The Role of Laparoscopy in Cancer Staging
25. Diaphragmatic and Inguinal Herniorrhaphy
26. Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery: NOTES
27. Anesthesia for Thoracoscopy
28. Patient Positioning, Port Placement, and Access Techniques for Thoracoscopic Surgery
29. Thoracoscopic Anatomy, Exploration, and Diagnostic Thoracoscopy
30. Thoracoscopic Contraindications, Complications, and Conversion
31. Thoracoscopic and Thoracoscopic-Assisted Lung Biopsy and Lung Lobectomy
32. Thoracoscopic Pericardial Window and Subtotal Pericardectomy in Dogs and Cats
33. Thoracoscopic Placement of Epicardial Pacemakers
34. Right Auricular Mass Resection
35. Minimally Invasive Treatment of Chylothorax
36. Thoracoscopic Treatment of Vascular Ring Anomalies
37. Thoracoscopic Mediastinal Mass Resection
38. Minimally Invasive Cancer Staging in the Thorax
39. Exoscopy in Small Animal Surgery

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.