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Veterinary Endoscopy for the Small Animal Practitioner, Second Edition, gives veterinarians guidance in incorporating diagnostic endoscopy, interventional endoscopy, and minimally invasive soft tissue surgery into their small animal practices. This highly practical reference supports practitioners in adding and effectively using endoscopy techniques in their practices. With a clinically oriented approach, it focuses on applications for rigid and flexible endoscopy, making comprehensive information on these techniques easily accessible.
The book covers soft tissue endoscopy, including airway endoscopy, gastrointestinal endoscopy, diagnostic and operative laparoscopy, diagnostic and operative thoracoscopy, urogenital endoscopy, and otoscopy. Thousands of images, including endoscope images and clinical photographs, enhance the text.
* Covers diagnostic endoscopy, interventional endoscopy, and minimally invasive soft tissue surgery
* Includes thousands of images to illustrate endoscopy concepts for veterinarians
* Provides a clinically oriented reference book for using rigid and flexible endoscopy in a small animal practice
* Supports veterinarians who are seeking to increase their services and enhance their revenue streams
Any practitioner who is using or preparing to use endoscopic techniques will find Veterinary Endoscopy for the Small Animal Practitioner an essential practice resource.
List of contents
List of Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the website
Chapter 1: Introduction and History of Endoscopy
Timothy C McCarthy
Chapter 2: Instrumentation for Endoscopy
Timothy C McCarthy
Chapter 3: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Reto Neiger and Christiane Stengel
Chapter 4: Rhinoscopy and Frontal Sinoscopy
Timothy C McCarthy
Chapter 5: Bronchoscopy
Brendan C. McKiernan
Chapter 6: Cystoscopy
Timothy C McCarthy
Chapter 7: Vaginoscopy
Cindy Maenhoudt
Chapter 8: Laparoscopy
Timothy C McCarthy
Chapter 9: Thoracoscopy
Timothy C McCarthy
Chapter 10: Otoscopy
Rodney Rosychuck
Chapter 11: Otheroscopies
Timothy C McCarthy
About the author
The editor TIMOTHY C. MCCARTHY, DVM, PHD, Diplomate Emeritus, American College of Veterinary Surgeons, is an ACVS Founding Fellow in Minimally Invasive Surgery (Small Animal Soft Tissue and Small Animal Orthopedics) and owner of VetMIST, providing Veterinary Minimally Invasive Surgery Training, based in Beaverton, Oregon, USA.
