New edition of the only detailed reference devoted to equine laparoscopy, now with new procedures and video clips
The newly revised and updated Second Edition of Advances in Equine Laparoscopy is a state-of-the-art reference to all aspects of laparoscopy in equine patients. The book covers skills and instrumentation, standing surgeries, and recumbent surgeries, with new sections describing evaluation of the small intestine, closure of the epiploic foramen, thoracoscopic repair of diaphragmatic hernia, uterine tear repair, ovariohysterectomy, and large granulosa cell tumors. A new companion website features video clips demonstrating the procedures discussed.
Each chapter in the new edition has been updated with relevant references produced during the intervening decade. The Second Edition adds 10 new chapters covering techniques and applications developed in the last decade, along with the addition of a section on two-stage procedures.
With chapters written by leading experts, Advances in Equine Laparoscopy discusses:
The foundations of laparoscopy, fundamental laparoscopic skills, suturing and knot-tying techniques, fundamentals of energy sources, and reusable and disposable equipment
Sedation and analgesia in the standing horse, diagnostic techniques, and evaluation of horses with signs of acute and chronic abdominal pain
Evaluation of the small intestine, closure of the nephrosplenic space, adhesiolysis, and mesenteric rent repair
Peritoneal flap hernioplasty technique for preventing the recurrence of acquired strangulating inguinal herniation in the stallion and inguinal hernioplasty using cyanoacrylate
Advances in Equine Laparoscopy is an essential resource for equine surgeons, surgery residents, and interns, especially those interested in minimally invasive surgery and those who are studying for board certification in surgery.
List of Contributors ix Foreword xi R. Reid Hanson, Chair of the Board of Trustees ACVS Foundation Preface xiii Acknowledgment xv About the Companion Website xvii Section I Laparoscopic Skills and Instrumentation 1 1 History of Laparoscopy 3 Jose L. Bracamonte and David G. Wilson 2 Fundamental Laparoscopic Skills 13 Claude A. Ragle and Boel A. Fransson 3 Suturing and Knot-Tying Techniques 25 Martin Genton 4 Fundamentals of Energy Sources 39 Rebecca C. McOnie and Eileen S. Hackett 5 Imaging Equipment and the Operating Room 45 Holly L. Stewart, Fausto Brandao, and Jeremiah Easley 6 Instruments 55 Holly L. Stewart, Fausto Brandao, and Jeremiah Easley Section II Laparoscopy in the Standing Horse 69 7 Sedation and Analgesia in the Standing Horse 71 Tamara Grubb 8 Dietary Approaches to Optimize the Feed Restriction Period before Laparoscopic Surgery in Horses 83 Astrid B.M. Rijkenhuizen and Qendrim Zebeli 9 Laparoscopic Diagnostic Techniques 91 Alice Bertoletti and Dean A. Hendrickson 10 Evaluation of Horses with Signs of Acute and Chronic Abdominal Pain 113 Andreas Klohnen 11 Standing Laparoscopic Exploration of the Small Intestines 141 Andrew Jones 12 Closure of the Nephrosplenic Space 145 Michael Roecken 13 Laparoscopic Foramen Epiploicum Mesh Closure (FEMC) Technique 155 Thomas van Bergen, Peter Wiemer, and Ann Martens 14 Laparoscopic Adhesiolysis 163 Alice Bertoletti and Dean A. Hendrickson 15 Mesenteric Rent Repair 179 Dean A. Hendrickson 16 Standing Cryptorchidectomy 185 Dwayne H. Rodgerson 17 Techniques for Preventing the Recurrence of Acquired Strangulating Inguinal Herniation in the Stallion 195 A. Peritoneal Flap Hernioplasty Hans Wilderjans B. Tacked Intraperitoneal Slitted Mesh (TISM) Hans Wilderjans and Michael Meulyzer 18 Direct Closure of the Vaginal RingUsing Cyanoacrylate and Sutures or Tacks 217 Martin Genton and Fabrice Rossignol 19 Laparoscopic Intersex Gonadectomy 225 Meagan Eickelbeck, Donna L. Shettko, and Dean A. Hendrickson 20 Bilateral Ovariectomy in the Mare 235 Claude A. Ragle 21 Bilateral Ovariectomy as a Treatment for Chronic Pyometra 247 Andrew Jones 22 Ovariectomy for the Removal of Large Pathologic Ovaries in Mares 251 Hans Wilderjans 23 Laparoscopic Imbrication of the Mesometrium to Restore Normal, Horizontal Orientation of the Uterus 265 Palle Brink, Jim Schumacher, and John Schumacher 24 Laparoscopic Repair of Uterine Tears 273 Astrid B.M. Rijkenhuizen 25 Nephrectomy 279 Michael Roecken 26 Standing Laparoscopic Repair of the Ruptured Equine Bladder 289 Dean A. Hendrickson and Monika Lee 27 Ureteral Osteoplasty for Ectopic Ureter 297 Andrew Jones 28 Equine Thoracoscopy 301 John Peroni 29 Thoracoscopic Repair of Diaphragmatic Hernias 311 Alvaro G. Bonilla Section IIa Two-Stage Procedures 319 30 Laparoscopic-assisted Surgery for Treatment of Extended Septic Funiculitis 321 Michael Roecken 31 Large Granulosa Cell Tumors (Two Stage) 327 Martin Genton and Fabrice Rossignol 32 Laparoscopic-assisted Ovariohysterectomy (Two-step) in the Mare 333 Alvaro G. Bonilla Section III Laparoscopy in the Recumbent Horse 341 33 General Anesthesia in the Recumbent Horse 343 Tamara Grubb 34 Mesh Incisional Hernioplasty 355 John P. Caron, and Andrew T. Fischer, Jr. 35 Recumbent Cryptorchidectomy 365 Andrew T. Fischer, Jr. 36 Inguinal Hernioplasty 375 Fabrice Rossignol and Josef Boening 37 Ventral Abdominal Approach for Recumbent: Bilateral Laparoscopic Ovariectomy 385 Nicholas P. Hall and Claude A. Ragle 38 Laparoscopic- and Endoscopic-assisted Removal of Cystic Calculi 393 Michael Roecken 39 Hand-assisted Laparoscopy 405 Dwayne H. Rodgerson Index 413
THE EDITOR Claude A. Ragle, DVM, DACVS, ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Large Animal Soft Tissue Surgery (Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy), DABVP (Equine Practice), is Professor of Equine Surgery at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, USA.
