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 proceduresSmall 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, xiForeword by Dr Todd Ponsky, ixForeword by Dr Randy Basinger, xPreface, xiAcknowledgment, xiiiAbout the Companion Website, xivHistory of Small Animal Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy, xvSection I: Laparoscopic Skills1 Surgeons' Skills Training, 3Boel A. Fransson, Claude A. Ragle, Chiya Chen2 Minimally Invasive Suturing Techniques, 12Boel A. Fransson and Kyle W. MartinSection II: Equipment3 Imaging Equipment and Operating Room Setup, 31Fausto Brandão and Christopher Chamness4 Surgical Instrumentation, 444.1 Surgical Instrumentation, 45Elizabeth A. Swanson4.2 Trocars and Cannulas, 52Nicole J. Buote4.3 Miscellaneous Surgical Instrumentation, 58W. Alex Fox-Alvarez and Penny Regier5 Energy Devices and Stapling Equipment, 64Sarah Marvel and Eric Monnet6 Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery Devices, 73Chris Thomson and Jeffrey J. RungeSection III: Fundamental Techniques in Laparoscopy7 Anesthesia Management of Dogs and Cats for Laparoscopy, 83Marlis L. de Rezende and Khursheed Mama8 Laparoscopic Access and the working space, 92Erin Gibson, Boel A. Fransson and Gilles Dupre9 Laparoscopic Contraindications, Complications, and Conversion, 106Bart Van Goethem and Nikola KaticSection IV: Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures10 Diagnostic Laparoscopy of the Gastrointestinal Tract, 125Penny J. Regier and J. Brad Case11 Laparoscopic-Assisted Feeding Tube Placement, Gastrotomy, Enterotomy, and Intestinal Resection and Anastomosis, 135Penny J. Regier and J. Brad Case12 Laparoscopic and Laparoscopic-Assisted Gastropexy Techniques, 147Ingrid M. Balsa and Jeffrey J. Runge13 Laparoscopic Treatment of Sliding Hiatal Hernia and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, 156Philipp D. Mayhew, Stanley L. Marks. Rachel E. Pollard14 Laparoscopic Splenectomy, 165Stephanie L. Shaver and Ameet Singh15 Laparoscopic Liver Biopsy, Resection, Ablation, and Cholecystocentesis, 173Ameet Singh, J. Brad Case16 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, 186Philipp D. Mayhew, Ameet Singh and Hiroo Kanai17 Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy, 199Philipp D. Mayhew, Felipe J. Lillo Araya, Jolle Kirpensteijn18 Laparoscopic Surgery of the Pancreas, 214Sebastiaan A. van Nimwegen, Floryne O. Buishand, and Jolle Kirpensteijn19 Laparoscopic Renal Biopsy, 226Ingrid M. Balsa, Carrie Palm20 Laparoscopic Ureteronephrectomy, 233Philipp D. Mayhew and Ameet Singh21 Transurethral Cystoscopy and Laparoscopic-Assisted Cystotomy for Urolith Removal and Mass Resection, 241Valery F. Scharf, Jeffrey J. Runge22 Laparoscopic Ovariohysterectomy, Ovariectomy, and Hysterectomy, 254Nicole J. Buote and Boel A. Fransson23 Laparoscopic Castration and Sterilization Techniques of the Male Dog, 267Stephane Libermann, Kyle W. Martin and Boel A. Fransson24 The Role of Laparoscopy in Cancer Staging, 276Michele A. Steffey25 Diaphragmatic and Inguinal Herniorrhaphy, 289Mauricio Veloso Brun, Valery F. Scharf, Boel A. Fransson26 Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery: NOTES, 300Mauricio Veloso Brun and Lynetta FreemanSection V: Fundamental Techniques in Thoracoscopy27 Anesthesia for Thoracoscopy, 311Peter J. Pascoe and Philipp D. Mayhew28 Patient Positioning, Port Placement, and Access Techniques for Thoracoscopic Surgery, 328Michelle L. Oblak and William T. N. Culp29 Thoracoscopic Anatomy, Exploration, and Diagnostic Thoracoscopy, 335Valery F. Scharf30 Thoracoscopic Contraindications, Complications, and Conversion, 345W. Alex Fox-Alvarez and J. Brad CaseSection VI: Thoracoscopic Surgical Procedures31 Thoracoscopic and Thoracoscopic-Assisted Lung Biopsy and Lung Lobectomy, 357Eric Monnet and Jacqui Scott32 Thoracoscopic Pericardial Window and Subtotal Pericardectomy in Dogs and Cats, 367Gilles Dupre and J. Brad Case33 Thoracoscopic Placement of Epicardial Pacemakers, 376Stephane Libermann34 Right Auricular Mass Resection, 381Stephane Libermann, Eric Monnet and J. Brad Case35 Minimally Invasive Treatment of Chylothorax, 385Boel A. Fransson, Ameet Singh, Philipp D. Mayhew36 Thoracoscopic Treatment of Vascular Ring Anomalies, 400Eric Monnet and Ameet Singh37 Thoracoscopic Mediastinal Mass Resection, 407J. Brad Case, W. Alex Fox-Alvarez and William T. N. Culp38 Minimally Invasive Cancer Staging in the Thorax, 415Michele A. SteffeySection VII: Surgery facilitated by Exoscopy39 Exoscopy in Small Animal Surgery, 429Tina Owen and Gilles DupreIndex, 439