BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Abdominal Surgery / Edition 2

by John M. Williams, Jacqui D. Niles

Overview

Extensively revised and updated, the new edition of the BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Abdominal Surgery provides a ready source of practical information for veterinary surgeons, students, nurses and technicians.

• Includes detailed surgical procedures, laid out in step-by-step Operative Techniques in an easy to follow and practical way
• Notes on patient positioning and preparation, instrumentation and postoperative management
• Specially commissioned drawings and full-colour photographs illustrate both the Operative Techniques and the accompanying text
• New chapters on laparoscopic surgery and urinary incontinence
• From routine ovariohysterectomies to emergency abdominal drainage for acute peritonitis, abdominal surgery is an essential topic in general small animal practice

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781905319626
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	02/16/2016
Series:	BSAVA British Small Animal Veterinary Association
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	392
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 11.70(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Professor John M Williams MA VetMB LLB CertVR DipECVS FRCVS
Honorary Professor, The University of Liverpool, European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Surgery, Northwest Surgeons Ltd, UK

Jacqui Niles BVetMed SAS DACVS, Metropolitan Veterinary Associates, Pennsylvania, USA

Table of Contents

Chapter
1.  Principles of abdominal surgery
Liz Welsh
2. Equipment and surgical instrumentation 
Prue Neath
3. Laparoscopic instrumentation and fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery Phil Mayhew
4. The body wall  
Davina Anderson
5. The stomach   
Gary Ellison
6. Gastric dilatation and volvulus
John Williams
7. The small intestine   
Alison Moores
8. The large intestine and rectum 
Jacqui Niles and John Williams
9. The liver and biliary tract   
Jacqui Niles
10. Portosystemic shunts   
Geraldine Hunt
11. The pancreas    
Jolle Kirpensteijn and Floryne Buishand
12. The spleen 
Jacqui Niles
13. The adrenal glands  
Catherine Sturgeon
14. The urinary tract
Mary McLoughlin and Brian Scansen
15. Urinary incontinence  
Alasdair Hotston Moore
16. The male urogenital system 
Dick White
17. The female reproductive system
Jane Ladlow
18. Peritonitis  
Lori Ludwig

Editorial Reviews

"The result is a highly recommended, solid reference any small animal clinic should keep at hand." (Donovan's Literary Services, 2016)

"Overall, this book is a useful reference guide and quick resource for information about small animal abdominal surgeries." (Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, December 2016)

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