Complications in Small Animal Surgery provides a complete reference to diagnosing, managing, and treating surgical complications, with information following a standardized format for ease of use. Complications in Small Animal Surgery provides a complete reference to diagnosing, managing, and treating surgical complications, with information following a standardized format for ease of use. List of Contributors 00 Section 1 Surgical infections Chapter 1. Surgical wound infectionsOuti Laitinen-Vapaavuori Chapter 2. SepsisGalina Hayes and Brigitte Brisson Chapter 3. PyothoraxJackie Demetriou Chapter 4. PeritonitisMarjan Doom and Hilde de Rooster Chapter 5. OsteomyelitisDominique Griffon Chapter 6.septic arthritisJohn Innes Chapter 7. Methicillin resistant staphylococcus infectionsScott Weese Chapter 8. Hospital-associated infectionsScott Weese and Maureen Anderson Section 2 General post-operative complications Chapter 9. DehiscenceStéphanie Claeys Chapter 10.suture reactionsOuti Laitinen-Vapaavuori Chapter 11. HyperthermiaKris Gommeren Chapter 12. HemorrhageJane Ladlow Chapter 13. AnorexiaAngela Witzel Chapter 14. Management of surgical painLyon Lee and Reza Seddighi Chapter 15. Complications associated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugsReza Seddighi and Lyon Lee Chapter 16. Complications associated with external coaptationDominique Griffon Chapter 17. Complications associated with rehabilitation modalitiesSherman Canapp, Debra Canapp and Lisa M. Fair Chapter 18. Degenerative joint diseaseGuillaume Ragetly and Dominique Griffon Section 3 Surgery of the Head and Neck Chapter 19. Dorsal rhinotomyGert ter Haar Chapter 20. Sublingual and Mandibular SialadenectomyCheryl Hedlund Chapter 21. Incisional Drainage of Aural HematomasCheryl Hedlund Chapter 22. Ear canal surgeryGert ter Haar Chapter 23. Ventral bulla osteotomyCheryl Hedlund Chapter 24. Surgical management of brachycephalic airway obstructive syndromeCyril Poncet Chapter 25. Surgical Management of Laryngeal ParalysisGert ter Haar Chapter 26. ThyroidectomyChad Schmiedt Chapter 27. ParathyroidectomyChad Schmiedt Chapter 28. Tracheal surgeryBarbara Kirby Chapter 29. Tracheal stentingLaura Cuddy Section 4 Dental and oral surgery Chapter 30. Repair of Mandibular and Maxillary FracturesChristian Bolliger Chapter 31. Partial MandibulectomyJulius Liptak Chapter 32. Partial MaxillectomyJulius Liptak Chapter 33. Lingual SurgeryJulius Liptak Chapter 34. Tooth ExtractionsAnson J. Tsugawa Chapter 35. TonsillectomyJonathan Bray Chapter 36. Repair of Congenital Defects of the Hard and Soft PalateJonathan Bray Section 5 Thoracic Surgery Chapter 37. General ComplicationsHervé Brissot Chapter 38. Thoracostomy and ThoracocentesisAlison Moores Chapter 39. Complications after Intercostal and sternal thoracotomyAlison Moores Chapter 40. ThoracoscopyEric Monnet Chapter 41. Bronchial and Pulmonary SurgeryHervé Brissot Chapter 42. ChylothoraxCarolyn Burton Chapter 43. Esophagoscopy and Esophageal surgeryRobert Hardie Chapter 44. Aortic Arch AnomaliesRobert Hardie Chapter 45. ThymectomyRachel Burrow Chapter 46. Pericardial SurgeryDaniel Brockman Chapter 47. Patent Ductus ArteriosusDaniel Brockman Chapter 48. Cardiac Pacemaker ImplantationRachel Burrow and Sonja Fonfara Section 6 General abdominal surgery Chapter 49. CeliotomyHilde de Rooster Chapter 50. LaparoscopyGilles Dupré and Valentina Fiorbianco Chapter 51. Hiatal HerniorrhaphyStephen Baines Chapter 52. Diaphragmatic HerniorrhaphyStephen Baines Chapter 53. Peritoneal Pericardial HerniorrhaphyLaura J. Owen Chapter 54. Perineal HerniorrhaphyLynne Snow Chapter 55. AdrenalectomyBrigitte Degasperi and Gilles Dupré Chapter 56. SplenectomyPaolo Buracco and Federico Massari Section 7 Gastrointestinal Surgery Chapter 57. Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus and gastropexiesZoë Halfacree Chapter 58. Gastric Outflow ProceduresJeffrey Runge Chapter 59. Small Intestine SurgeryJean-Philippe Billet Chapter 60. Large intestine SurgeryJean-Philippe Billet Chapter 61. Hepatic and biliary tract surgeryAnne Kummeling Chapter 62. Pancreatic surgeryHeidi Phillips Chapter 63. Portosystemic ShuntsBarbara Kirby Section 8 Surgery of the urinary tract Chapter 64. General complicationsAnne Kummeling Chapter 65. Complications specific to lithotripsyJoe Bartges, Amanda Callens and India Lane Chapter 66. Renal TransplantationAndrew Kyles Chapter 67. Ureteral surgeryStéphanie Claeys and Annick Hamaide Chapter 68. Surgery of the urinary BladderAnnick Hamaide Chapter 69. Urethrostomy in Male DogsJoshua Milgram Chapter 70. Feline Perineal UrethrostomyJoshua Milgram Section 9 Surgery of the reproductive tract Chapter 71. Ovariectomy and ovariohysterectomyAnnick Hamaide Chapter 72. PyometraKathryn Pratschke Chapter 73. Cesarean SectionBart Van Goethem Chapter 74. OrchiectomyBart Van Goethem Chapter 75. Prostatic Cyst and Abscess DrainageHenry L Eplattenier Chapter 76. ProstatectomyHenry L Eplattenier Section 10 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Chapter 77. Open WoundsDavina Anderson Chapter 78. Reconstructive flapsStéphanie Claeys Chapter 79. Skin GraftingStéphanie Claeys Chapter 80. Anal Sac ExcisionLynne Snow Chapter 81. Feline onychectomyAmeet Singh and Brigitte Brisson Section 11 Neurologic surgery Chapter 82. General ComplicationsBelinda Comito Chapter 83. MyelographyBelinda Comito Chapter 84. Ventral Slot/FenestrationWanda Gordon-Evans Chapter 85. Dorsal LaminectomyWanda Gordon-Evans Chapter 86. HemilaminectomyWanda Gordon-Evans Chapter 87. Ventral Cervical FusionWanda Gordon-Evans Chapter 88. Vertebral Fracture RepairWanda Gordon-Evans Chapter 89. Craniotomy/CraniectomyBelinda Comito Chapter 90. Intracranial Shunt PlacementBelinda Comito Section 12 Management of fractures and osteotomies (Peri-operative complications) Chapter 91. Inadequate Fracture Reduction (Malreduction)Ann Johnson Chapter 92. Improper Implant PlacementAnn Johnson Chapter 93. Limb ShorteningAnn Johnson Chapter 94. Implant FailureAnn Johnson Chapter 95. Premature Physeal ClosureAnn Johnson Chapter 96. Avascular NecrosisDominique Griffon Chapter 97. Bone ResorptionDominique Griffon Chapter 98. Delayed UnionAnn Johnson Chapter 99. NonunionAnn Johnson Chapter 100. MalunionAndrew Worth Chapter 101. Loss Of Function (Performance Dogs)Lauren Pugliese and Jon Dee Chapter 102. Carpal contractureTomas Guerrero and Alessandro Piras Chapter 103. Quadriceps ContractureDarryl Millis Chapter 104. Fracture Associated SarcomaG. Elizabeth Pluhar Chapter 105. Thermal PainG. Elizabeth Pluhar Chapter 106. Complications in external skeletal fixation (ESF)Gian Luca Rovesti Chapter 107. Complications Specific To Locking PlatesRandy Boudrieau Section 13 Salvage Orthopedic Procedures Chapter 108. ArthrodesisDominique Griffon Chapter 109. AmputationMaria Fahie Chapter 110. Limb Spare ProceduresJennifer Covey and Nicholas Bacon Section 14 Surgery of the coxofemoral joint Chapter 111. Femoral Head and Neck ExcisionWing Tip Wong Chapter 112. Complications of double and triple pelvic osteotomiesAldo Vezzoni Chapter 113. Total Hip ReplacementWilliam Liska Chapter 114. Complications of Zurich Cementless Total Hip ReplacementAldo Vezzoni Chapter 115. Open Reduction of Coxofemoral Luxations (Hip Luxation)Mark Rochat Section 15 Surgery of the stifle Chapter 116. Complications Associated With Open Versus Arthroscopic Examination of The StifleStanley Kim and Antonio Pozzi Chapter 117. Cranial Cruciate RepairDominique Griffon Chapter 118. Complications Associated With The Treatment Of Patellar LuxationAbimbola Oshin Chapter 119. Complications Associated With Autogenous Osteochondral Repair (OATS)Noel Fitzpatrick Section 16 Surgery of the scapulohumeral joint Chapter 120. Shoulder Dislocation And InstabilityBrian Beale Chapter 121. Reduction of Elbow LuxationsPeter Böttcher Chapter 122. Ulnar Osteotomy and OstectomyDominique Griffon Chapter 123. Complications of Sliding Humeral OsteotomyNoel Fitzpatrick