Recent innovations in veterinary and minimally invasive surgical technology are changing the face of veterinary soft tissue surgery. New minimally invasive surgical approaches have been developed to compliment or replace traditional techniques. In many cases, quicker recovery time and superior visualization have also been demonstrated with minimally invasive techniques. Most minimally invasive procedures require 2 small incisions, but more advanced procedures can require 4-6 small ports for instrumentation.
Some of the minimally invasive soft tissue procedures offered at our hospital are listed below:
Urogenital
- Laparoscopic kidney biopsy
- Laparoscopic assisted ovariohysterectomy (spay)
- Laparoscopic ovariectomy
- Laparoscopic cryptorchidectomy
- Laparoscopic assisted cystoscopy (bladder stone removal)
- Laparoscopic assisted cystopexy
- Laparoscopic assisted cystostomy tube placement
Gastrointestinal/Abdominal
- Exploratory laparoscopy with multiple biopsies
- Laparoscopic assisted gastropexy
- Laparoscopic assisted foreign body removal (intestinal)
- Laparoscopic liver biopsy
- Laparoscopic pancreatic biopsy
- Laparoscopic abdominal mass explore and biopsy
- Laparoscopic assisted colopexy
- Laparoscopic adrenalectomy
- Laparoscopic assisted feeding tube placement (low-profile gastrostomy, gastrostomy, jejunostomy)
- Laparoscopic assisted cholecystectomy, coming soon
