Suturing and Knot-Tying Techniques
Ideally, this requires placing the camera portal between the two instrument portals. This is possible in the recumbent horse but is more challenging in the standing horse where the surgeon…
Bilateral Ovariectomy in the Mare
Figure 17.2 A mare with excessive internal body fat. Fat is bulging from the paralumbar fossa and the mesocolon. Mares that are anticipated to be nervous in the stocks prior to…
Fundamental Laparoscopic Skills
The competent laparoscopic surgeon has a balance of cognitive and technical skills (Figure 2.2). There is arguably greater challenge in acquiring and measuring technical skill relative to cognitive skill. The…
Ovariectomy for the Removal of Large Pathologic Ovaries in Mares
The first portal is made at the dorsal margin of the internal abdominal oblique muscle (mid tuber coxae level) midway between the last rib and the tuber coxae. After a…
Imbrication of the Mesometrium to Restore Normal, Horizontal Orientation of the Uterus in the Mare
A ventrally positioned uterus can be returned to a normal, horizontal orientation by imbricating the two mesometria that suspend the uterine body and each horn (Brink et al. 2010) (Figure…
Inguinal Herniorrhaphy in the Foal
Table 28.1 Instrument requirements for inguinal herniorrhaphy in foals Surgical table capable of tilting to 20°–30° Anesthetic machine with positive-pressure ventilator Standard (general) surgery pack Insufflator and CO2 source tubing Light…
Mesh Incisional Hernioplasty
Hernia Fixation Devices While the mesh can be secured exclusively with transfascial sutures using conventional materials, a combination of transfascial sutures and hernia fixation devices (tacks or anchors) technically simplifies…
Intersex Gonadectomy
The veterinarian needs to be aware of the possibility of an intersex horse and to use good investigative clinical skills for identification of the intersex horse. In Pennsylvania, two Standardbred…
Peritoneal Flap Hernioplasty Technique for Preventing the Recurrence of Acquired Strangulating Inguinal Herniation in the Stallion
The first portal is made at the dorsal margin of the internal abdominal oblique muscle (mid tuber coxae level) midway between the last rib and the tuber coxae. After a…
