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Record Nr.

UNINA9910626104003321

Autore

Yool Donald A.

Titolo

Small animal soft tissue surgery / / Donald A. Yool

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, [England] ; ; Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : CAB International, , 2012

©2012

ISBN

1-78064-116-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (402 p.)

Disciplina

636.089/7

636.0897

Soggetti

Veterinary surgery

Pets - Surgery

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Part I: Basic Surgical Principles""; ""1 Applying Halsted's Principles""; ""2 Prophylactic, Perioperative Antimicrobials""; ""3 Suture Materials, Staples, and Tissue Adhesive""; ""4 Suture Patterns and Knots""; ""5 Surgical Instruments""; ""6 Nutritional Support""; ""Part II: Wound Management and Reconstructive Surgery""; ""7 Wound Management""; ""8 Reconstructive Surgery""; ""9 Oncological Surgery and Skin Tumours""; ""Part III: Abdominal Surgery""; ""10 Principles of Abdominal Surgery""; ""11 Hernias and Ruptures""

""12 Gastrointestinal Surgery""""13 Peritonitis Management and the 'Acute Abdomen'""; ""14 Ovarian and Uterine Surgery""; ""15 Testicular Surgery""; ""16 Urinary Tract Surgery""; ""17 Splenic Surgery""; ""18 Hepatic Surgery""; ""Part IV: Head and Neck Surgery""; ""19 Ear Surgery""; ""20 Upper Respiratory Tract, Laryngeal, and Tracheal Surgery""; ""21 Upper Digestive Tract Surgery""; ""Part V: Endocrine Surgery""; ""22 Endocrine Surgery""; ""Part VI: Principles of Thoracic Surgery""; ""23 Management of Pleural Disease""; ""24 Principles of Thoracic Surgery""; ""Appendix 1 Medical Terminology""

""Appendix 2 Self-Assessment""""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""L""; ""M""; ""L""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""



Sommario/riassunto

Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery provides an introduction to the fundamentals of small animal soft tissue surgery, covering the core principles that underpin all surgery, and key areas of general soft tissue surgery undertaken in general small animal practice. Emphasis is placed on current veterinary practice, the application of basic principles and the importance of patient assessment and appropriate decision making. With a practical focus, the book provides a clear, well-illustrated description of a readily applicable technique for each of the potential problems that face new graduates withi