SMALL ANIMAL SURGICAL EMERGENCIES

1 Triage and Initial Stabilization of the Emergency Small Animal Surgical Patient 1
• Section I: Gastrointestinal System
2 Emergency Stabilization of the Acute Abdomen Patient 17
3 Esophageal Foreign Bodies 22
4 Gastrointestinal Foreign Bodies 33
5 Intussusception 43
6 Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus 49
7 Mesenteric Torsion 63
8 Peritonitis 70
9 Biliary Emergencies 89
10 Hemoperitoneum 105
11 True Abdominal Hernias 116
12 Traumatic and Incisional Hernias 128
13 Perineal Hernias 136
14 Pancreatic Abscessation 150
15 Hepatic Emergencies 159
16 Bleeding Gastrointestinal Ulcers 170
• Section II: Urinary System
17 Stabilization of the Uremic Patient 185
18 Urinary Tract Trauma: Renal and Ureteral Injury 194
19 Urinary Tract Trauma: Approach to the Uroabdomen 200
20 Urinary Tract Trauma: Urethral Injury 211
21 Urinary Obstruction: Ureteral Obstruction 224
22 Urinary Obstruction: Urethral Obstruction 237
• Section III: Respiratory System
23 Upper Airway Disease: Stabilization Techniques for Patients with an Upper Respiratory Obstruction 257
24 Upper Airway Disease: Tracheostomy 263
25 Upper Airway Disease: Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome 270
26 Upper Airway Disease: Laryngeal Paralysis 279
27 Upper Airway Disease: Laryngeal Trauma 286
28 Upper Airway Disease: Tracheal Collapse 289
29 Pleural Space Disease: Stabilization Techniques for Patients with Pleural Space Disease 297
30 Pleural Space Disease: Diaphragmatic Hernia 306
31 Pleural Space Disease: Pyothorax 313
32 Pleural Space Disease: Hemothorax 320
33 Pleural Space Disease: Pneumothorax 327
34 Pleural Space Disease: Lung Lobe Torsion 337
35 Pleural Space Disease: Surgical Approach to the Thoracic Cavity 344
36 Chest Wall Disease: Stabilization Techniques for Patients with ChestWall Disease 350
37 Chest Wall Disease: Pectus Excavatum 355
38 Chest Wall Disease: Flail Chest 362
• Section IV: Cardiovascular System
39 Pacemaker Therapy 367
40 Pericardial Effusion 377
• Section V: Reproductive System
41 Cesarean Section 391
42 Small Animal Pyometra 397
43 Penile and Testicular Emergencies 403
44 Prostatic Abscessation 413
45 Uterine and Vaginal Prolapse 420
• Section VI: Wound Management
46 Bite Wounds 431
47 Burn Injury 442
48 Penetrating Injury in the Dog and Cat 456
49 Necrotizing Fasciitis 465
50 Degloving and Shear Injuries 476
• Section VII: Ocular Emergencies
51 Ocular Emergencies 495
• Section VIII: Oral Surgical Emergencies
52 Oral Surgical Emergencies 511
• Section IX: Orthopedic Emergencies
53 Approach to the Septic Joint 523
54 Surgical Management of Open Fractures 533
Index 543

Small Animal Surgical Emergencies is a practical reference to soft tissue and orthopedic emergencies commonly encountered in small animal practice.

• Covers common soft tissue and orthopedic emergencies.
• Provides step-by-step procedures for stabilizing and operating on the emergent patient.
• Promotes problem-solving through algorithms and case studies.
• Depicts the concepts described using radiographs, ultrasounds, contrast studies, and photographs.
• Includes access to a companion website with video clips, case studies, and images.

Author
Lillian R. Aronson, VMD, DACVS, is Professor of Surgery at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents
• Section I: Gastrointestinal System
• Section II: Urinary System
• Section III: Respiratory System
• Section IV: Cardiovascular System
• Section V: Reproductive System
• Section VI: Wound Management
• Section VII: Ocular Emergencies
• Section VIII: Oral Surgical Emergencies
• Section IX: Orthopedic Emergencies