Extensively revised and updated, the new edition of the BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Abdominal Surgery provides a ready source of practical information for veterinary surgeons, students, nurses and technicians.

• Includes detailed surgical procedures, laid out in step-by-step Operative Techniques in an easy to follow and practical way

• Notes on patient positioning and preparation, instrumentation and postoperative management

• Specially commissioned drawings and full-colour photographs illustrate both the Operative Techniques and the accompanying text

• New chapters on laparoscopic surgery and urinary incontinence

• From routine ovariohysterectomies to emergency abdominal drainage for acute peritonitis, abdominal surgery is an essential topic in general small animal practice

1. Principles of abdominal surgery Liz Welsh

2. Equipment and surgical instrumentation Prue Neath

3. Laparoscopic instrumentation and fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery Phil Mayhew

4. The body wall Davina Anderson

5. The stomach Gary Ellison

6. Gastric dilatation and volvulus John Williams

7. The small intestine Alison Moores

8. The large intestine and rectum Jacqui Niles and John Williams

9. The liver and biliary tract Jacqui Niles

10. Portosystemic shunts Geraldine Hunt

11. The pancreas Jolle Kirpensteijn and Floryne Buishand

12. The spleen Jacqui Niles

13. The adrenal glands Catherine Sturgeon

14. The urinary tract Mary McLoughlin and Brian Scansen

15. Urinary incontinence Alasdair Hotston Moore

16. The male urogenital system Dick White

17. The female reproductive system Jane Ladlow

18. Peritonitis Lori Ludwig

Professor John M Williams MA VetMB LLB CertVR DipECVS FRCVS Honorary Professor, The University of Liverpool, European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Surgery, Northwest Surgeons Ltd, UK

Jacqui Niles BVetMed SAS DACVS, Metropolitan Veterinary Associates, Pennsylvania, USA