Servet presents the third volume of the publication “Small animal surgery”, which describes the main surgical procedures on the cranial abdomen of the dog, cat and ferret. This work, which has been acclaimed by professionals, stands out for the excellence of its images and the step-by-step description of each surgical technique using real clinical cases.

Authors

José Rodríguez Gómez, María José Martínez Sañudo and Jaime Graus Morales.

Table of Contents

1. Hernias

     General considerations

     Umbilical herniation of the omentum.

     Omphalocele. Aponeurosis flap

     Traumatic hernias

2. Ureters

     Ureteral lithiasis

3. Kidneys

     Trauma

     Hydronephrosis

     Nephrolithiasis

     Pyelolithiasis. Pyelostomy

     Renal lithiasis. Nephrostomy

     Purulent nephritis. Pyonephrosis

     Renal neoplasia

     Renal biopsy

     Wedge biopsy

4. Adrenal glands

     General considerations

     Adrenalectomy

     Adrenalectomy in ferrets

     Pheocromocytoma

5. Ovary

     General considerations

     Ovarian neoplasia

     Other ovarian cysts

     Ovarian remnants

6. Spleen

     General considerations

     Splenic torsion

     Spontaneous torsion

     Splenic neoplasia

     Splenic fibroma

     Partial splenectomy

7. Pancreas

     General considerations

     Exocrine pancreatic neoplasia

     Pancreatic carcinoma

     Endocrine pancreatic neoplasia. Insulinoma.

     Insulinoma with hepatic metastasis

     Pancreatic cyst

8. Stomach

     Foreign bodies

     General considerations

     Gastric dilatation and volvulus syndrome

     General considerations

     Neoplasia

     General considerations

     Surgical biopsy of the stomach

     Neoplasia of the gastric body and fundus

     Partial gastrectomy

     Gastric neoplasia in the pyloric antrum

     Billroth II gastrectomy (gastrojejunostomy)

9. Liver

     General considerations

     Liver biopsy

     Hepatic neoplasia

     Gall bladder disease

     General considerations

     Choledocholithiasis

     Cholecystostomy

     Cholecystoenterostomy

10. Portosystemic shunt

      General considerations

      Technique for mesenteric portography

      Surgical treatment

11. General Techniques

      Radiology of the abdomen

      Ultrasonography of the abdomen

      Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration

      Diagnostic cytology

      Exploratory laparotomy

      Exploratory laparoscopy

      Enteral feeding. General considerations

      Gastrostomy. Midline laparotomy

      Gastrostomy. Paracostal laparotomy