Textbook of Small Animal Surgery, Volume 1

Front Cover
Douglas H. Slatter
Elsevier Health Sciences, 2003 M01 1 - 2713 pages
This two-volume masterwork offers explicit guidelines for evaluating patients, selecting the right operation, and implementing clinically proven procedures. It covers major topics relevant to the field such as oncology, ophthalmology, dentistry, the nervous system, the urinary and reproductive systems, and more. The up-to-date 3rd edition features an increased emphasis on decision-making algorithms and high-quality images that depict relevant anatomy, diagnostic features, and sequential steps in operative procedures. Expanded, detailed coverage assists the reader with learning and applying the latest surgical techniques.
  • Contributors from three different continents and 17 countries, outstanding in their fields, lend a global perspective to the work.
  • Extensive, high-quality illustrations aid the reader in clear visualization of techniques, instrumentation, and diagnosis.
  • References for each chapter direct the reader to further sources of information.
  • An appendix of normal laboratory values for the dog and cat put this essential information within easy reach.
  • A cardiopulmonary resuscitation algorithm is printed on the inside front cover for quick and easy reference.
  • A quick guide to evaluation and initial stabilization of life-threatening cardiopulmonary complications is printed on the inside back cover for immediate access to crucial information.
  • The section on critical care has been expanded to include more complete information.
  • 10 new section editors and 146 new contributors bring new insight to topics in their areas of expertise.
  • 38 new chapters, including a chapter on arthroscopy, reflect current knowledge and advances.
  • Detailed coverage of surgery techniques present explicit, easy-to-follow guidelines and procedures.
  • An increased emphasis on decision-making algorithms makes the book even more clinically useful.
  • Each chapter has been thoroughly revised, providing the most comprehensive scope of coverage for each topic.
 

Contents

SECTION
1
CHAPTER
75
CHAPTER
123
Middle
136
CHAPTER 2
149
CHAPTER
151
CHAPTER 138
162
CHAPTER
177
CHAPTER 102
1524
CHAPTER 33
1531
Eric Monnet
1542
CHAPTER 59
1594
CHAPTER 9
1614
1521
1672
URINARY SYSTEM
1694
CHAPTER 84
1724

CHAPTER
191
Fluids Electrolytes and AcidBase Therapy
192
SECTION 15
204
CHAPTER 23
251
Pavletic
292
CHAPTER 98
295
CHAPTER 14
301
Skin Grafts
317
Maxillofacial Fractures
321
CHAPTER 48
413
CHAPTER 3
451
CHAPTER 99
499
Surgical Treatment of Specific Skin Disorders
541
Richard A S White
553
Christopher R Bellenger Section Editor
596
Thoracic Wall
625
CHAPTER 192
633
CHAPTER 28
644
Respiratory Pathophysiology
781
Eric Monnet
808
Cleft Palate
814
CHAPTER 52
822
CHAPTER 53
837
CHAPTER 54
843
CHAPTER 55
862
CHAPTER 125
872
A Wendell Nelson
880
Hemostasis Surgical Bleeding and Transfusion
902
CHAPTER 56
996
CHAPTER 4
1033
CHAPTER 29
1046
Abdominal Wall
1071
Giselle Hosgood
1083
Nutritional Support of Hospitalized Cats and Dogs 87
1094
Electrodiagnosis
1108
Neuroradiology
1118
Antimicrobials
1142
Surgical Approaches to the Central Nervous
1148
CHAPTER 79
1173
CHAPTER 7
1186
CHAPTER 80
1196
A Wendell Nelson and Eric Monnet
1199
Miscellaneous Spinal Conditions and Peripheral
1209
CHAPTER 57
1216
CHAPTER 82
1227
Christopher R Bellenger
1237
CHAPTER 30
1252
Kirby
1261
CHAPTER 31
1284
CHAPTER 8
1285
SECTION 7
1343
Richard A Read and Christopher R Bellenger
1361
CHAPTER 165
1368
Abdominal Hernias
1395
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
1396
Epidemiology and Mechanisms
1408
Ronald J Kolata
1470
Vagina Vestibule and Vulva
1502
Wykes and Patricia N Olson
1510
Biomaterials and Surgical Implants
1736
James K Roush
1762
Boskey
1774
CHAPTER 126
1785
CHAPTER 127
1795
CHAPTER 129
1818
CHAPTER 130
1835
CHAPTER 131
1849
SECTION 2
1853
Orthopaedic Infections
1862
Intracranial Surgery
1873
Diaphragmatic Pericardial and Hiatal Hernia
1874
CHAPTER 133
1875
CHAPTER 134
1897
Kittleson
2029
CHAPTER 105
2100
SURGICAL METHODS
2104
CHAPTER 10
2140
CHAPTER 34
2150
CHAPTER 60
2260
Perineal Hernia
2318
Anatomy of the Urinary System
2345
CHAPTER 166
2359
Osteoarthritis
2368
Bruce A Christie
2369
GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM
2378
ImmuneMediated Polyarthritis
2382
Tobias Section Editor
2385
CHAPTER 106
2394
CHAPTER 22
2404
Perthes Disease
2405
William S Dernell
2437
Bright
2445
CHAPTER 174
2460
Charles Kuntz Section Editor
2474
Pacemaker Therapy
2485
Kevin A Hahn
2488
CHAPTER 85
2496
SECTION 17
2503
CHAPTER 180
2532
Physiology of the Urinary Tract
2538
Urinary System
2544
CHAPTER 183
2552
CHAPTER 184
2564
CHAPTER 185
2572
CHAPTER 186
2579
Pathophysiology and Therapeutics of Urinary
2583
CHAPTER 187
2586
CHAPTER 188
2593
Scott A Brown
2623
Principles of Urinary Tract Surgery
2630
Neurooncological Surgery of the Vertebral
2635
Cesarean Section
2710
Clarence A Rawlings Dale E Bjorling
2715
CHAPTER 109
xxix
Clarence A Rawlings Dale E Bjorling
xli
1277
xlix
Ureters
Copyright

Common terms and phrases

Bibliographic information