Description

Book Synopsis
Complications in Small Animal Surgery provides a complete reference to diagnosing, managing, and treating surgical complications, with information following a standardized format for ease of use.

Trade Review
"Complications in Small Animal Surgery" is complete, illustrated, and thoroughly 'user friendly' in commentary, text, organization, and presentation, making it very highly recommended for Veterinary School curriculums and academic library Veterinary Medicine reference collections and supplemental studies reading lists." (Midwest Book Review 2016)

"Discussions are in-depth and include all the physiological and medical background needed for veterinary practitioners to make basic assessments in clinical and emergency settings." (Donovan's literary Services 2016)

"The organization of this book is optimized for quick reference for practicing veterinary surgeons......This will be a useful companion for all veterinarians performing surgery and students learning surgery." (Doody Enterprises 2016)

Table of Contents

List of Contributors ix

Preface and Acknowledgements xiii

About the companion website xv

Section 1: Surgical Infections 1

1 Surgical Wound Infections 3
Outi Laitinen-Vapaavuori

2 Sepsis 8
Galina Hayes and Brigitte A. Brisson

3 Pyothorax 15
Jackie L. Demetriou

4 Peritonitis 20
Marjan Doom and Hilde de Rooster

5 Osteomyelitis 28
Dominique Griffon

6 Septic Arthritis 34
John Innes

7 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Infections 39
Scott Weese

8 Hospital-Associated Infections 45
Maureen Anderson and Scott Weese

Section 2: General Postoperative Complications 55

9 Dehiscence 57
Stéphanie Claeys

10 Suture Reactions 64
Outi Laitinen-Vapaavuori

11 Hyperthermia 66
Kris Gommeren

12 Hemorrhage 72
Jane Ladlow

13 Anorexia 79
Angela Witzel

14 Management of Surgical Pain 84
Lyon Lee and Reza Seddighi

15 Complications Associated with Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs 97
Reza Seddighi and Lyon Lee

16 Complications Associated with External Coaptation 110
Dominique Griffon

17 Complications Associated with Rehabilitation Modalities 118
Debra Canapp, Lisa M. Fair, and Sherman Canapp

18 Degenerative Joint Disease 126
Guillaume Ragetly and Dominique Griffon

Section 3: Surgery of the Head and Neck 135

19 Dorsal Rhinotomy 137
Gertter Haar

20 Sublingual and Mandibular Sialadenectomy 144
Cheryl Hedlund

21 Incisional Drainage of Aural Hematomas 150
Cheryl Hedlund

22 Ear Canal Surgery 155
Gertter Haar

23 Ventral Bulla Osteotomy 164
Cheryl Hedlund

24 Surgical Management of Brachycephalic Airway Obstructive Syndrome 171
Cyril Poncet

25 Surgical Management of Laryngeal Paralysis 178
Gertter Haar

26 Thyroidectomy 185
Chad Schmiedt

27 Parathyroidectomy 193
Chad Schmiedt

28 Tracheal Surgery 198
Barbara Kirby

29 Tracheal Stenting 206
Laura Cuddy

Section 4: Dental and Oral Surgery 215

30 Repair of Mandibular and Maxillary Fractures 217
Christian Bolliger

31 Partial Mandibulectomy 229
Julius Liptak

32 Partial Maxillectomy 237
Julius Liptak

33 Lingual Surgery 245
Julius Liptak

34 Tooth Extractions 249
Anson J. Tsugawa

35 Tonsillectomy 263
Jonathan Bray

36 Repair of Congenital Defects of the Hard and Soft Palates 265
Jonathan Bray

Section 5: Thoracic Surgery 269

37 General Complications 271
Hervé Brissot

38 Thoracostomy and Thoracocentesis 284
Alison Moores

39 Complications After Intercostal and Sternal Thoracotomy 294
Alison Moores

40 Thoracoscopy 300
Eric Monnet

41 Bronchial and Pulmonary Surgery 305
Hervé Brissot

42 Chylothorax 313
Carolyn A. Burton

43 Esophagoscopy and Esophageal Surgery 319
Robert J. Hardie

44 Aortic Arch Anomalies 323
Robert J. Hardie

45 Thymectomy 328
Rachel Burrow

46 Pericardial Surgery 335
Daniel J. Brockman

47 Patent Ductus Arteriosus 338
Daniel J. Brockman

48 Cardiac Pacemaker Implantation 343
Rachel Burrow and Sonja Fonfara

Section 6: General Abdominal Surgery 353

49 Celiotomy 355
Hilde de Rooster

50 Laparoscopy 362
Gilles Dupré and Valentina Fiorbianco

51 Hiatal Herniorrhaphy 370
Stephen J. Baines

52 Diaphragmatic Herniorrhaphy 375
Stephen J. Baines

53 Peritoneal Pericardial Herniorrhaphy 383
Laura J. Owen

54 Perineal Herniorrhaphy 388
Lynne A. Snow

55 Adrenalectomy 395
Brigitte Degasperi and Gilles Dupré

56 Splenectomy 401
Paolo Buracco and Federico Massari

Section 7: Gastrointestinal Surgery 411

57 Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus and Gastropexies 413
Zoë Halfacree

58 Gastric Outflow Procedures 424
Jeffrey J. Runge

59 Small Intestine Surgery 429
Jean-Philippe Billet

60 Large Intestine Surgery 435
Jean-Philippe Billet

61 Hepatic and Biliary Tract Surgery 441
Anne Kummeling

62 Pancreatic Surgery 446
Heidi Phillips

63 Portosystemic 461
Barbara Kirby

Section 8: Surgery of the Urinary Tract 467

64 General Complications 469
Anne Kummeling

65 Complications Specific to Lithotripsy 473
Joseph W. Bartges, Amanda Callens, and India Lane

66 Renal Transplantation 481
Andrew Kyles

67 Ureteral Surgery 486
Stéphanie Claeys and Annick Hamaide

68 Surgery of the Urinary Bladder 492
Annick Hamaide

69 Urethrostomy in Male Dogs 497
Joshua Milgram

70 Feline Perineal Urethrostomy 500
Joshua Milgram

Section 9: Surgery of the Reproductive Tract 505

71 Ovariectomy and Ovariohysterectomy 507
Annick Hamaide

72 Pyometra 517
Kathryn Pratschke

73 Cesarean Section 522
Bart Van Goethem

74 Orchiectomy 528
Bart Van Goethem

75 Prostatic Cyst and Abscess Drainage 534
Henry L’Eplattenier

76 Prostatectomy 539
Henry L’Eplattenier

Section 10: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 543

77 Open Wounds 545
Davina Anderson

78 Reconstructive Flaps 554
Stéphanie Claeys

79 Skin Grafting 561
Stéphanie Claeys

80 Anal Sac Excision 569
Lynne A. Snow

81 Feline Onychectomy 573
Ameet Singh and Brigitte A. Brisson

Section 11: Neurologic Surgery 577

82 General Complications 579
Belinda Comito

83 Myelography 584
Belinda Comito

84 Ventral Slot and Fenestration 590
Wanda Gordon-Evans

85 Dorsal Laminectomy 596
Wanda Gordon-Evans

86 Hemilaminectomy 602
Wanda Gordon-Evans

87 Ventral Cervical Fusion 606
Wanda Gordon-Evans

88 Vertebral Fracture Repair 610
Wanda Gordon-Evans

89 Craniotomy and Craniectomy 615
Belinda Comito

90 Intracranial Shunt Placement 620
Belinda Comito

Section 12: Management of Fractures and Osteotomies: Perioperative Complications 627

91 Inadequate Fracture Reduction (Malreduction) 629
Ann Johnson

92 Improper Placement of Implants 633
Ann Johnson

93 Limb Shortening 637
Ann Johnson

94 Implant Failure 641
Ann Johnson

95 Premature Physeal Closure After Fracture 649
Ann Johnson

96 Avascular Necrosis 655
Dominique Griffon

97 Bone Resorption 658
Dominique Griffon

98 Delayed Union 665
Ann Johnson

99 Nonunion 669
Ann Johnson

100 Malunion 673
Andrew Worth

101 Loss of Function in Performance Dogs 680
Lauren Pugliese and Jon Dee

102 Carpal Contracture 686
Alessandro Piras and Tomas Guerrero

103 Quadriceps Contracture 692
Darryl Millis

104 Fracture-Associated Sarcoma 697
G. Elizabeth Pluhar

105 Thermal Pain 702
G. Elizabeth Pluhar

106 Complications in External Skeletal Fixation 704
Gian Luca Rovesti

107 Complications Specific to Locking Plates 714
Randy Boudrieau

Section 13: Salvage Orthopedic Procedures 727

108 Arthrodesis 729
Dominique Griffon

109 Amputation 735
Maria Fahie

110 Limb Spare Procedures 743
Jennifer Covey and Nicholas Bacon

Section 14: Surgery of the Coxofemoral Joint 751

111 Femoral Head and Neck Excision 753
Wing Tip Wong

112 Complications of Double and Triple Pelvic Osteotomies 759
Aldo Vezzoni

113 Total Hip Replacement 778
William Liska and Jonathan Dyce

114 Complications of Total Hip Replacement with the Zurich Cementless System 834
Aldo Vezzoni

115 Open Reduction of Coxofemoral Luxations 845
Mark Rochat

Section 15: Surgery of the Stifle 857

116 Complications Associated with Open versus Arthroscopic Examination of the Stifle 859
Antonio Pozzi and Stanley Kim

117 Complications associated with cranial cruciate ligament repair 867
Dominique Griffon

118 Complications Associated with the Treatment of Patellar Luxation 889
Abimbola Oshin

119 Complications Associated with Autogenous Osteochondral Repair 897
Noel Fitzpatrick

Section 16: Surgery of the Scapulohumeral Joint 903

120 Shoulder Dislocation and Instability 905
Brian Beale

Section 17: Surgery of the Elbow 917

121 Reduction of Elbow Luxations 919
Peter Böttcher

122 Ulnar Osteotomy and Ostectomy 924
Dominique Griffon

123 Complications of Sliding Humeral Osteotomy 930
Noel Fitzpatrick

Index 937

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      Publication Date: 1/29/2016 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780470959626, 978-0470959626
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Complications in Small Animal Surgery provides a complete reference to diagnosing, managing, and treating surgical complications, with information following a standardized format for ease of use.

      Trade Review
      "Complications in Small Animal Surgery" is complete, illustrated, and thoroughly 'user friendly' in commentary, text, organization, and presentation, making it very highly recommended for Veterinary School curriculums and academic library Veterinary Medicine reference collections and supplemental studies reading lists." (Midwest Book Review 2016)

      "Discussions are in-depth and include all the physiological and medical background needed for veterinary practitioners to make basic assessments in clinical and emergency settings." (Donovan's literary Services 2016)

      "The organization of this book is optimized for quick reference for practicing veterinary surgeons......This will be a useful companion for all veterinarians performing surgery and students learning surgery." (Doody Enterprises 2016)

      Table of Contents

      List of Contributors ix

      Preface and Acknowledgements xiii

      About the companion website xv

      Section 1: Surgical Infections 1

      1 Surgical Wound Infections 3
      Outi Laitinen-Vapaavuori

      2 Sepsis 8
      Galina Hayes and Brigitte A. Brisson

      3 Pyothorax 15
      Jackie L. Demetriou

      4 Peritonitis 20
      Marjan Doom and Hilde de Rooster

      5 Osteomyelitis 28
      Dominique Griffon

      6 Septic Arthritis 34
      John Innes

      7 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Infections 39
      Scott Weese

      8 Hospital-Associated Infections 45
      Maureen Anderson and Scott Weese

      Section 2: General Postoperative Complications 55

      9 Dehiscence 57
      Stéphanie Claeys

      10 Suture Reactions 64
      Outi Laitinen-Vapaavuori

      11 Hyperthermia 66
      Kris Gommeren

      12 Hemorrhage 72
      Jane Ladlow

      13 Anorexia 79
      Angela Witzel

      14 Management of Surgical Pain 84
      Lyon Lee and Reza Seddighi

      15 Complications Associated with Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs 97
      Reza Seddighi and Lyon Lee

      16 Complications Associated with External Coaptation 110
      Dominique Griffon

      17 Complications Associated with Rehabilitation Modalities 118
      Debra Canapp, Lisa M. Fair, and Sherman Canapp

      18 Degenerative Joint Disease 126
      Guillaume Ragetly and Dominique Griffon

      Section 3: Surgery of the Head and Neck 135

      19 Dorsal Rhinotomy 137
      Gertter Haar

      20 Sublingual and Mandibular Sialadenectomy 144
      Cheryl Hedlund

      21 Incisional Drainage of Aural Hematomas 150
      Cheryl Hedlund

      22 Ear Canal Surgery 155
      Gertter Haar

      23 Ventral Bulla Osteotomy 164
      Cheryl Hedlund

      24 Surgical Management of Brachycephalic Airway Obstructive Syndrome 171
      Cyril Poncet

      25 Surgical Management of Laryngeal Paralysis 178
      Gertter Haar

      26 Thyroidectomy 185
      Chad Schmiedt

      27 Parathyroidectomy 193
      Chad Schmiedt

      28 Tracheal Surgery 198
      Barbara Kirby

      29 Tracheal Stenting 206
      Laura Cuddy

      Section 4: Dental and Oral Surgery 215

      30 Repair of Mandibular and Maxillary Fractures 217
      Christian Bolliger

      31 Partial Mandibulectomy 229
      Julius Liptak

      32 Partial Maxillectomy 237
      Julius Liptak

      33 Lingual Surgery 245
      Julius Liptak

      34 Tooth Extractions 249
      Anson J. Tsugawa

      35 Tonsillectomy 263
      Jonathan Bray

      36 Repair of Congenital Defects of the Hard and Soft Palates 265
      Jonathan Bray

      Section 5: Thoracic Surgery 269

      37 General Complications 271
      Hervé Brissot

      38 Thoracostomy and Thoracocentesis 284
      Alison Moores

      39 Complications After Intercostal and Sternal Thoracotomy 294
      Alison Moores

      40 Thoracoscopy 300
      Eric Monnet

      41 Bronchial and Pulmonary Surgery 305
      Hervé Brissot

      42 Chylothorax 313
      Carolyn A. Burton

      43 Esophagoscopy and Esophageal Surgery 319
      Robert J. Hardie

      44 Aortic Arch Anomalies 323
      Robert J. Hardie

      45 Thymectomy 328
      Rachel Burrow

      46 Pericardial Surgery 335
      Daniel J. Brockman

      47 Patent Ductus Arteriosus 338
      Daniel J. Brockman

      48 Cardiac Pacemaker Implantation 343
      Rachel Burrow and Sonja Fonfara

      Section 6: General Abdominal Surgery 353

      49 Celiotomy 355
      Hilde de Rooster

      50 Laparoscopy 362
      Gilles Dupré and Valentina Fiorbianco

      51 Hiatal Herniorrhaphy 370
      Stephen J. Baines

      52 Diaphragmatic Herniorrhaphy 375
      Stephen J. Baines

      53 Peritoneal Pericardial Herniorrhaphy 383
      Laura J. Owen

      54 Perineal Herniorrhaphy 388
      Lynne A. Snow

      55 Adrenalectomy 395
      Brigitte Degasperi and Gilles Dupré

      56 Splenectomy 401
      Paolo Buracco and Federico Massari

      Section 7: Gastrointestinal Surgery 411

      57 Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus and Gastropexies 413
      Zoë Halfacree

      58 Gastric Outflow Procedures 424
      Jeffrey J. Runge

      59 Small Intestine Surgery 429
      Jean-Philippe Billet

      60 Large Intestine Surgery 435
      Jean-Philippe Billet

      61 Hepatic and Biliary Tract Surgery 441
      Anne Kummeling

      62 Pancreatic Surgery 446
      Heidi Phillips

      63 Portosystemic 461
      Barbara Kirby

      Section 8: Surgery of the Urinary Tract 467

      64 General Complications 469
      Anne Kummeling

      65 Complications Specific to Lithotripsy 473
      Joseph W. Bartges, Amanda Callens, and India Lane

      66 Renal Transplantation 481
      Andrew Kyles

      67 Ureteral Surgery 486
      Stéphanie Claeys and Annick Hamaide

      68 Surgery of the Urinary Bladder 492
      Annick Hamaide

      69 Urethrostomy in Male Dogs 497
      Joshua Milgram

      70 Feline Perineal Urethrostomy 500
      Joshua Milgram

      Section 9: Surgery of the Reproductive Tract 505

      71 Ovariectomy and Ovariohysterectomy 507
      Annick Hamaide

      72 Pyometra 517
      Kathryn Pratschke

      73 Cesarean Section 522
      Bart Van Goethem

      74 Orchiectomy 528
      Bart Van Goethem

      75 Prostatic Cyst and Abscess Drainage 534
      Henry L’Eplattenier

      76 Prostatectomy 539
      Henry L’Eplattenier

      Section 10: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 543

      77 Open Wounds 545
      Davina Anderson

      78 Reconstructive Flaps 554
      Stéphanie Claeys

      79 Skin Grafting 561
      Stéphanie Claeys

      80 Anal Sac Excision 569
      Lynne A. Snow

      81 Feline Onychectomy 573
      Ameet Singh and Brigitte A. Brisson

      Section 11: Neurologic Surgery 577

      82 General Complications 579
      Belinda Comito

      83 Myelography 584
      Belinda Comito

      84 Ventral Slot and Fenestration 590
      Wanda Gordon-Evans

      85 Dorsal Laminectomy 596
      Wanda Gordon-Evans

      86 Hemilaminectomy 602
      Wanda Gordon-Evans

      87 Ventral Cervical Fusion 606
      Wanda Gordon-Evans

      88 Vertebral Fracture Repair 610
      Wanda Gordon-Evans

      89 Craniotomy and Craniectomy 615
      Belinda Comito

      90 Intracranial Shunt Placement 620
      Belinda Comito

      Section 12: Management of Fractures and Osteotomies: Perioperative Complications 627

      91 Inadequate Fracture Reduction (Malreduction) 629
      Ann Johnson

      92 Improper Placement of Implants 633
      Ann Johnson

      93 Limb Shortening 637
      Ann Johnson

      94 Implant Failure 641
      Ann Johnson

      95 Premature Physeal Closure After Fracture 649
      Ann Johnson

      96 Avascular Necrosis 655
      Dominique Griffon

      97 Bone Resorption 658
      Dominique Griffon

      98 Delayed Union 665
      Ann Johnson

      99 Nonunion 669
      Ann Johnson

      100 Malunion 673
      Andrew Worth

      101 Loss of Function in Performance Dogs 680
      Lauren Pugliese and Jon Dee

      102 Carpal Contracture 686
      Alessandro Piras and Tomas Guerrero

      103 Quadriceps Contracture 692
      Darryl Millis

      104 Fracture-Associated Sarcoma 697
      G. Elizabeth Pluhar

      105 Thermal Pain 702
      G. Elizabeth Pluhar

      106 Complications in External Skeletal Fixation 704
      Gian Luca Rovesti

      107 Complications Specific to Locking Plates 714
      Randy Boudrieau

      Section 13: Salvage Orthopedic Procedures 727

      108 Arthrodesis 729
      Dominique Griffon

      109 Amputation 735
      Maria Fahie

      110 Limb Spare Procedures 743
      Jennifer Covey and Nicholas Bacon

      Section 14: Surgery of the Coxofemoral Joint 751

      111 Femoral Head and Neck Excision 753
      Wing Tip Wong

      112 Complications of Double and Triple Pelvic Osteotomies 759
      Aldo Vezzoni

      113 Total Hip Replacement 778
      William Liska and Jonathan Dyce

      114 Complications of Total Hip Replacement with the Zurich Cementless System 834
      Aldo Vezzoni

      115 Open Reduction of Coxofemoral Luxations 845
      Mark Rochat

      Section 15: Surgery of the Stifle 857

      116 Complications Associated with Open versus Arthroscopic Examination of the Stifle 859
      Antonio Pozzi and Stanley Kim

      117 Complications associated with cranial cruciate ligament repair 867
      Dominique Griffon

      118 Complications Associated with the Treatment of Patellar Luxation 889
      Abimbola Oshin

      119 Complications Associated with Autogenous Osteochondral Repair 897
      Noel Fitzpatrick

      Section 16: Surgery of the Scapulohumeral Joint 903

      120 Shoulder Dislocation and Instability 905
      Brian Beale

      Section 17: Surgery of the Elbow 917

      121 Reduction of Elbow Luxations 919
      Peter Böttcher

      122 Ulnar Osteotomy and Ostectomy 924
      Dominique Griffon

      123 Complications of Sliding Humeral Osteotomy 930
      Noel Fitzpatrick

      Index 937

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