Section A. Surgical Principles Selection and Use of Currently Available Suture Materials and Needles, Daniel D. Smeak Bandaging and Drainage Techniques Bandaging Open Wounds, Mark W. Bohling and Steven F. Swaim Wound Drainage Techniques, Mark W. Bohling and Steven F. Swaim Electrosurgery and Laser Surgery Electrosurgical Techniques, Robert B. Parker Radiofrequency, A.D. Elkins Laser Surgery, Kenneth E. Bartels Oncologic Surgery, Earl Calfee Tumor Biopsy Principles and Techniques, Nicole Ehrhart, Steven J.Withrow, and Susan M. Larue Supplemental Oxygen Delivery and Feeding Tube Techniques Nasal, Nasopharyngeal, Nasoesophageal, Nasotracheal, Nasogastric, and Nasoenteric Tubes: Insertion and Use, Dennis T. Crowe, Jr. & Jennifer Devey Esophagostomy Tube Placement and Use, Dennis T. Crowe, Jr. and Jennifer Devey Use of Jejunostomy and Enterostomy Tubes, Chad Devitt and Howard B. Seim , III Minimally Invasive Surgery Endosurgery, Lynnetta J. Freeman and James E. Bailey Thoracoscopy, Eric Monnet Arthroscopy, Kurt S. Schultz Microvascular Surgical Instrumentation and Application, Otto L. Lanz and Daniel A. Degner Pain Management in the Small Animal Patient, Stephanie H. Berry and Richard V. Broadstone Section B. Nervous System and Organs of Special Sense Nervous System Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors, Daniel M. Brehm Peripheral Nerve Biopsy, John H. Rossmeisl, Jr. Muscle Biopsy, John H. Rossmeisl, Jr. Eye Surgery of the Eyelids, Phillip Pickett Surgery of the Conjunctiva and Cornea, Jamie J. Schorling and Ian P. Herring Imbrication Technique for Replacement of Prolapsed 3rd Eyelid Gland, Stacey Andrew Enucleation and Orbital Exenteration, Ian P. Herring Ear Pinna Suture Technique for Repair of Aural Hematoma, Paul E. Cechner Sutureless Technique for Repair of Aural Hematoma, M. Joseph Bojrab & Georghe M. Constantinescu External Ear Canal Treatment of Otitis Externa, M. Joseph Bojrab & Georghe M. Constantinescu Vertical Ear Canal Ablation, M. Joseph Bojrab and Georghe M. Constantinescu Total Ear Canal Ablation and Lateral Bulla, Daniel D. Smeak Ventral Bulla Osteotomy, David E. Holt Section C. Digestive System Oral cavity Exodontic Therapy, Mark M. Smith Repair of Cleft Palate, Eric R. Pope and Georghe M. Constantinescu Repair of Oronasal Fistulas, Eric R. Pope and Georghe M. Constantinescu Maxillectomy and Premaxilectomy, William S. Dernell, Peter D. Schwarz and Stephen J. Withrow Mandibulectomy, William S. Dernell, Peter D. Schwarz and Stephen J. Withrow Surgery of the Tongue, Lips, and Cheek, Laura D. Dvorak and Earl F. Calfee III Pharynx Cricopharyngeal Dysphagia, Eberhard Rosin Oropharyngeal Polyps in Cats, Jacqueline R. Davidson Salivary Glands, Michael D. King and Don R. Waldron Esophagus Management of Esophageal Foreign Bodies, Michael S. Leib and Don R. Waldron Esophageal Hiatal Hernia Repair, Ronald M. Bright Exploratory Ceiliotomy, Harry W. Booth, Jr. Stomach Principles of Gastric and Pyloric Surgery, Maria A. Fahie Gastrotomy, Maria A. Fahie Gastrectomy, Maria A. Fahie Partial-Thickness Resection via Gastrotomy Incision, Maria A. Fahie Y - U Antral Flap Pyloroplasty, Maria A. Fahie Billroth 1(Gastroduadenostomy), Maria A. Fahie Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus, Jacqueline R. Davidson Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus: Surgical Treatment, Amelia M. Simpson Incisional Gastropexy, Douglas M. MacCoy Circumcostal Gastropexy, Gary W. Ellison Laparoscopic Gastropexy Technique, Don R. Waldron Intestines Enterotomy, Gary W. Ellison Intestinal Resection and Anastomosis, Gary W. Ellison Subtotal Colectomy in the Cat, Ron M. Bright Surgery of the Colon and Rectum, Brian T. Huss Management of Rectal Prolapse, Mark H. Engen Anal Sac Removal, Roy F. Barnes and Sandra Manfra Marretta Nonsurgical Management of Perianal Fistulas, Dean Fillipowicz Excisional Techniques for Perianal Fistulas, Gary W. Ellison Liver, Biliary System, Pancreas Hepatobiliary Surgery, Robert A. Martin and Michael D. King Congenital Portosystemic Shunts in Dogs and Cats, Karen M. Tobias Cellophane Banding of Portosystemic Shunts, Geraldine B. Hunt Pancreatic Surgery, Elizabeth M. Hardie Surgery and Pancreatitis, James M. Fingeroth Diaphragm Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia, Jamie R. Bellah Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernias, Jamie R. Bellah Peritoneum and Abdominal Wall Closure of Abdominal Incisions, Eberhard Rosin Closed Peritoneal Drainage, Giselle Hosgood Omentum as a Surgical Tool, Giselle Hosgood Section D. Respiratory System Nasal Cavity Resection of the Nasal Planum, Rodney C. Straw Rhinotomy Techniques, Cheryl S. Hedlund Larynx Brachycephalic Syndrome, Cheryl S. Hedlund Treatment of Laryngeal Paralysis with Unilateral Cricoarytenoid Laryngoplasty (a form of Arytenoid Laterlization), Thomas R. LaHue Trachea Treatment of Tracheal Collapse; Ring Prosthesis Technique, H. Phil Hobson Treatment of Tracheal Collapse with Intraluminal Stenting, Charles Chick W. C. Weisse Tracheal Resection and Anastomosis, Roger B. Fingland Permanent Tracheostomy, Cheryl S. Hedlund Lung and Thoracic Cavity Thoracic Approaches, Dianne Dunning Pulmonary Surgical Techniques, Dianne Dunning Thoracic Drainage, Dennis T. Crowe and Jennifer Devey Thoracic Wall Thoracic Wall Neoplasia, Dennis E. Olsen Management of Flail Chest, Dennis E. Olsen Section E. Urogenital System Kidney and Ureter Nephrectomy, Eberhard Rosin Nephrotomy, Nancy Zimmerman-Pope and Michael D. King Nephroliths and Ureteroliths in Cats, S. Kathleen Salisbury Extracorporal Shock-Wave Lithotripsy, India F. Lane Laser Lithotripsy for Treatment of Canine Urolithiasis, Ellen B. Davidson-Dominick Renal Transplantation, Lillian R. Aronson Ectopic Ureter, Mary A. McLoughlin Urinary Bladder Cystotomy and Cystectomy, Elizabeth Arnold Stone and Andrew E. Kyles Cystostomy Tube Placement, Julie D. Smith Colposuspension for Urinary Incontinence, David E. Holt and Elizabeth Arnold Stone Urethra Surgical Management of Urethral Calculi in the Dog, Don R. Waldron Canine Scrotal Urethrostomy, Daniel D. Smeak Perineal Urethrostomy in the Cat, M. Joseph Bojrab and Georghe M. Constatinescu Prepubic Urethrostomy in the Cat, Richard A. S. White Management of Urethral Trauma, Jamie R. Bellah Surgical Treatment of Urethral Prolapse in Male Dogs, John A. Kirsch and J. G. Hauptman Prostate Surgery of the Prostate, Clarence A. Rawlings Use of Omentum in Prostatic Drainage, Richard A. S. White Uterus Prepubertal Ovariohysterectomy, Lisa M. Howe Ovariohysterectomy, Roger B. Fingland and Don R.Waldron Laparoscopic Ovariohysterectomy, Robert Hancock Cesarean Section: Traditional Approach, Curtis W. Probst & Trevor N. Bebchuck Cesarean Section by Ovariohysterectomy, Holly S. Mullen Vagina and Vulva Surgical Treatment of Vaginal and Vulvar Masses, Ghery D. Pettit Episioplasty, Dale E. Bjorling Episiotomy, Roy F. Barnes & Sandra Manfra - Maretta Testicles Prepubertal Castration, Lisa M. Howe Orchiectomy of Descended and Retained Testicles in the Dog and Cat, Stephen W. Crane Penis and Prepuce Surgical Procedures of the Penis, H. Phil Hobson Section F. Endocrine System Endocrine System Adrenalectomy, Stephen D. Gilson, Lillian Brady Rizzo, and Akito Mitsui Thyroidectomy in the Dog and Cat, Stephen J. Birchard Section G. Hernias Hernias Incisional Hernia Repair, Daniel D. Smeak Inguinal Hernia Repair in the Dog, Paul W. Dean, M. Joseph Bojrab and Georghe M. Constantinescu Perineal Hernia Repair in the Dog, F. A. Mann, Georghe M.Constantinescu and Mark A. Anderson Prepubic Hernia Repair, Daniel D. Smeak Section H. Integument Onychectomy, Jonathon M. Miller and Don R. Waldron Mastectomy Techniques, H. J. Harvey and Jonathon M. Miller Skin Grafting and Reconstruction Techniques Skin Grafting Techniques, Michael M. Pavletic Mesh Skin Grafting, Eric R. Pope Microsurgical Reconstruction Applications, J. David Fowler Paw and Distal Limb Salvage and Reconstructive Techniques, Mark W. Bohling and Stephen F. Swaim Section I. Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Heart and Great Vessels Conventional Ligation of Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Eric Monnet Surgical Correction of Pulmonic Stenosis, Jill E. Sackman and D. J. Krahwinkel, Jr. Interventional Catheterization for Congenital Heart Disease, Jonathan Abbott Surgical Correction of Persistent Right Aortic Arch, Gary W. Ellison Surgical Treatment of Pericardial Disease and Cardiac Neoplasia, John Berg Lymphatics and Lymph Nodes Surgical Management of Chylothorax, Mary Ann Radlinsky Transdiaphragmatic Approach to Thoracic Duct Ligation in Cats, Robert A. Martin Lymph Node Biopsy, Mary Ann Radlinsky Spleen Surgery of the Spleen, Dale E. Bjorling Section J. Exotic Species Surgical Techniques in Small Exotic Animals Surgery of Pet Ferrets, Neal L. Beeber Anal Sac Resection in the Ferret, James E. Creed Soft Tissue Surgery in Reptiles, Steve J. Mehler and R. Avery Bennett Abdominal Surgery of Pet Rabbits, Cathy A. Johnson-Delaney