Soft Tissue / Oncological Procedures

“Soft tissue surgery” is a term used to encompass any non-orthopaedic/non-neurosurgical procedure in veterinary patients. Our surgeons have experience in many areas of soft tissue surgery including thoracic (chest), cardiac, ears-nose-throat, abdominal surgery and reconstructive procedures. In addition we offer staging and surgical management of many large or complicated cancers.

Types of soft-tissue procedures we perform include:

• Thoracic cavity (open chest) surgery
  • Pericardectomy
  • Lung lobectomy
  • Thoracic duct ligations
  • Lower tracheal/oesophageal procedures
• Abdominal surgery
  • Portosystemic shunt surgery
  • Gastrointestinal procedures
  • Urogenital procedures
• Upper airway surgery
  • Brachycephalic airway syndrome procedures
  • Laryngeal “tie-back” procedures
  • Permanent tracheostomy
  • Tracheal stenting
• Total ear canal ablation and bulla osteotomy
• Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic procedures
• Major hernia repair
  • Diaphragmatic
  • Inguinal
  • Perineal
• Major tumour resections
  • Body wall resections
  • Mandibulectomy/maxillectomy
  • Liver and splenic neoplasm resection
  • Extensive amputations
• Skin reconstruction
  • Dermal plexus and axial pattern flap reconstruction
  • Free skin grafts
  • VAC wound management