SMALL ANIMAL THORACIC SURGERY (Hardcover)

Preface ix

About the CompanionWebsite xi

Section I General Principles 1

1 Cardiopulmonary Function 3
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2 Cardiopulmonary Monitoring and Supportive Care 15
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3 Instrumentation 25
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Section II Thoracic Approaches 31

4 Thoracotomy 33
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5 Sternotomy 39
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6 Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery 43
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Section III ThoracicWall and Pleural Space 57

7 Thoracostomy and Pleural Drainage 59
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8 ThoracicWall 65
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9 Pleural Effusions 77
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10 Pneumothorax 89
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Section IV General Thoracic Surgery 95

11 Thymoma and MediastinalMasses 97
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12 Esophagus 101
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13 Vascular Ring Anomalies 111
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14 Trachea 119
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15 Lung 129
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16 Diaphragm 139
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SectionV Cardiac Surgery 147

17 Pericardium 149
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18 Strategies for Cardiac Surgery 159
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19 Patent Ductus Arteriosus 177
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20 Pulmonary and Aortic Valves 183
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21 Tricuspid andMitral Valves 197
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22 Congenital Septal Defects 211
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23 Cor Triatriatum and Double-Chambered Right Ventricle 225
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24 Cardiac Neoplasia 231
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25 Epicardial Pacemaker Implantation 237
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Index 245