Many inexperienced surgeons are fearful of doing GI surgeries. The gastrointestinal tract can lead to severe complications but if you follow the basic surgical concepts, these complications are not common. […]
In the 4th video in the series on Cryptorchidism, Dr Sylvestre removes abdominally retained testicles from a cat.
In this third video in the series on Cryptorchidism. Dr Sylvestre uses various graphics to show you how to go about finding the retained testicles in the abdomen with ease
In this second video on the cryptorchid patient, Dr Sylvestre discusses her thought process behind the decision-making on how she approaches the cryptorchid patient when the ectopic testicle is non-palpable.
The exploratory laparotomy is very good diagnostic and should be used that way. Unfortunately we often use the term “Ex Lap” as any time we go into the abdomen to
This first video in a 7-part miniseries on the cryptorchid patients looks at general information that is useful for a general practitioner to know in order to educate a client and/or make
The parapreputial approach to the caudal abdomen is not well described in the surgical textbooks. In this video, Dr Sylvestre explains the anatomy and demonstrates the approach and closure (be