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…
EQUINE MEDICINE
Hand-Assisted Laparoscopy
Figure 33.2 The surgeon’s fingers are used (A) to bluntly enlarge an opening into the retroperitoneal space and to separate a kidney from the surrounding retroperitoneal fat, (B) to isolate the…
Inguinal Hernioplasty
Figure 27.2 Position of the laparoscopic portals. Figures 27.3 (A,B) Left vaginal ring. Laparoscopic view in dorsal recumbency showing the dissection of the peritoneal flap. Sci, scissors; Pfl, peritoneal flap; Cor, testicular…
Closure of the Nephrosplenic Space
Geldings seem to be predisposed as well as horses with a special anatomical shape of the nephrosplenic space (Huskamp & Lopf 1980a; Huskamp 1987; Mariën 2002). The depth of the…
Cryptorchidectomy
Table 26.1 Instrument requirements for recumbent laparoscopic cryptorchidectomy Surgical table capable of tilting to 20°–30° (or overhead hoist capable of lifting the patient’s hindquarters) Anesthetic machine with positive-pressure ventilator Standard (general)…
Nephrectomy
Left-Sided Nephrectomy After insufflation with carbon dioxide to an intra-abdominal pressure of 5 mmHg and visualization of the nephrosplenic region, the 5-mm-diameter laparoscopic injection needle is inserted into the instrument portal…
Inguinal Hernioplasty Using Cyanoacrylate
The vaginal ring is identified (Figure 15.2), and the mesorchium and the deferent duct are pulled caudomedially using a Babcock forceps introduced through the most ventral portal, and the sheath…
Equine Thoracoscopy
Pathophysiology The concerns that have been raised regarding thoracoscopy in horses relate primarily to the need to establish a pneumothorax in order to complete the procedure. By definition, pneumothorax indicates…
Diagnostic Techniques
Figure 8.2 Photograph of an endoscopic linear stapler (Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Cincinnati, OH). Liver and splenic biopsies are performed in a similar manner. Horses do not respond to biopsies of these organs,…
Repair of the Ruptured Equine Bladder
A ruptured bladder is the most common cause of uroperitoneum in the horse, and initial clinical signs include depression, anorexia, and colic (Tuohy et al. 2009). The fluid shift from…
