Figure 30.2 Uterine leiomyoma tract from laparoscopic-assisted partial ovariohysterectomy. Despite the low occurrence, the challenge to the surgeon is considerable and requires a well-planned and coordinated approach to maximize the outcome….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
