Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

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Focused and concise, yet comprehensive in scope, this text provides essential, practical information for solving surgical problems commonly encountered on rounds, in clinical situations, and in surgery. In more than 100 chapters, the expert contributors propose key questions and provide answers to solve these situations that confront practicing small animal veterinarians every day. The text begins with general concepts of surgery, including anesthesia, minimally invasive surgery, and wound management, followed by sections devoted to soft tissue, orthopedic, neurologic, oncologic, and oral surgery written by a diverse group of expert contributors from academic, private, and industrial practice. Concise answers with valuable pearls, tips, memory aids, and "secrets"105 succinct chapters in surgery by nationally recognized expertsBulleted lists and tables for quick reviewThorough, highly detailed index.

I.GENERAL CONCEPTS -- 1.Wound Healing -- 2.Control of Infection -- 3.Shock -- 4.Anesthesia -- 5.Perioperative Pain Management -- 6.Physical Therapy -- 7.Perioperative Nutrition -- 8.Dressings and External Coaptation -- 9.Monitoring the Postoperative Patient -- 10.Sutures, Staples, and Adhesives -- 11.Laser Surgery -- 12.Minimally Invasive Surgery -- 13.Arthroscopy -- II.SOFT TISSUE SURGERY -- 14.Skin Grafts -- 15.Skin Flaps, -- 16.Management of Burn Wounds -- 17.Nasopharyngeal Diseases -- 18.Ear Canal Resection, Ablation, and Bulla Osteotomy -- 19.Salivary Gland Diseases -- 20.Brachycephalic Syndrome -- 21.Laryngeal Paralysis -- 22.Tracheostomy -- 23.Tracheal Resection and Anastomosis -- 24.Thyroid Tumors -- 25.Parathyroid Tumors -- 26.Pulmonary Lobectomy -- 27.Chylothorax -- 28.Thoracic Wall Resection and Reconstruction -- 29.Patent Ductus Arteriosus -- 30.Cardiac Valvular Surgeries -- 31.Persistent Right Aortic Arch, -- 32.Pericardectomy -- 33.Esophageal Foreign Bodies -- 34.Diaphragmatic Hernias -- 35.Hepatic Lobectomy -- 36.Portosystemic Shunts -- 37.Biliary Surgery -- 38.Gastric Dilatation - Volvulus -- 39.Gastrointestinal Foreign Bodies -- 40.Gastric Outflow Obstruction -- 41.Intussusception -- 42.Intestinal Volvulus -- 43.Peritonitis -- 44.Megacolon -- 45.Rectal Tumors -- 46.Perianal Fistulae -- 47.Perineal Hernia -- 48.Anal Sac Disease -- 49.Adrenalectomy -- 50.Pancreatectomy -- 51.Splenectomy -- 52.Renal Neoplasia and Calculi -- 53.Ectopic Ureters -- 54.Ureteral Tears and Calculi -- 55.Urinary Bladder Calculi and Neoplasia -- 56.Urethrostomies -- 57.Pyometra -- 58.Episiotomy and Episioplasty -- 59.Mastectomy -- 60.Prostatic Disease -- 61.Ectopic and Neoplastic Testicles -- III.ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY -- 62.Principles of Fracture Repair -- 63.Mandibular and Maxillary Fractures -- 64.Fractures of the Scapula -- 65.Fractures of the Humerus -- 66.Fractures of the Radius and Ulna -- 67.Traumatic Injuries of the Carpus and Metacarpus -- 68.Pelvic Fractures -- 69.Fractures of the Femur -- 70.Fractures of the Tibia and Fibula -- 71.Traumatic Injuries of the Tarsus and Metatarsus -- 72.Physeal Fractures -- 73.Orthopedic Complications -- 74.Growth Deformities -- 75.Bone Grafting -- 76.Developmental Bone Diseases -- 77.Osteochondrosis -- 78.Elbow Dysplasia -- 79.Hip Dysplasia -- 80.Traumatic Joint Luxations -- 81.Patellar Luxations -- 82.Cruciate Ligament Injuries -- 83.Meniscectomy -- 84.Tendon Injuries -- 85.Traumatic Myopathies -- 86.Arthrodesis -- 87.Osteomyelitis -- 88.Osteoarthritis -- IV.NEUROSURGERY -- 89.Intervertebral Disc Disease -- 90.Discospondylitis -- 91.Cervical Vertebral Instability -- 92.Vertebral Fractures and Luxations -- 93.Neoplasms of the Spine -- 94.Lumbosacral Disease -- 95.Peripheral Nerve Surgery -- 96.Brain Tumors -- V.ONCOLOGIC SURGERY -- 97.Principles of Oncologic Surgery -- 98.Bone Tumors -- 99.Soft Tissue Sarcomas -- 100.Oral Tumors -- 101.Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Tumors -- VI.ORAL SURGERY -- 102.Exodontia -- 103.Palatal Defects -- VII.VETERINARY SURGERY AS A SPECIALTY -- 104.Academic Versus Private Practice -- 105.Surgeons in Industry.

Previous edition: 2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

General concepts -- Soft tissue surgery -- Orthopedic surgery -- Neurosurgery -- Oncologic surgery -- Oral surgery -- Veterinary surgery as a speciality.