Gastroenterology
Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus: Stabilization and Surgery
With timely surgery, the prognosis for most dogs with this acute, life-threatening disorder is fair.
Soft Tissue Surgery
External and Middle Ear Disease in the Dog and Cat
For some patients, surgery may be the most effective recourse for treatment of diseases of the external ear canal and middle ear.
Soft Tissue Surgery
Placement and Management: Jackson-Pratt Closed Active Suction Drain
Drains are placed in wounds to evacuate fluid that would otherwise accumulate due to dead space, inflammation, infection, and/or necrosis.
Oncology
Lymphadenectomy: Overview of Surgical Anatomy and Removal of Peripheral Lymph Nodes
Lymphadenectomy is an important technique for evaluating abnormal lymph nodes or staging evaluation of patients with neoplasia.
Soft Tissue Surgery
Creating a Leak-Proof Ligature with Confidence, Part 2: Step-by-Step Approach to Surgical Binding Knots
Follow these step-by-step instructions for creating double reverse half hitch, miller’s, and strangle knots.
Soft Tissue Surgery
Creating a Leak-Proof Ligature with Confidence, Part 1: Overview of Ligation and Surgical Binding Knots
A review of factors related to ligation security and step-by-step instructions on how to create friction knots.
Orthopedics
Surgical Correction of Patellar Luxation in Cats
Caleb Hudson, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS Patellar luxation is a relatively uncommon cause of hindlimb lameness in cats.
Soft Tissue Surgery
Corrective Surgery: Dogs with Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome
Brachycephalic airway syndrome (BAS) refers to a group of primary and secondary abnormalities (Table 1) that result in upper airway obstruction.
Oncology
Fundamentals Of Surgical Oncology In Small Animals
In human surgical oncology, 60% of human patients battling cancer are cured by surgery alone.