At London Vet Specialists, our soft tissue service offers a comprehensive referral service for all surgical conditions and have specific expertise in minimally invasive surgery. The soft tissue surgical team also plays a pivotal role in the management of many cases referred to the medicine and oncology services. With our extensive facilities, anaesthesia specialists, ECC service and 24/7 nursing care, we are able to provide the essential critical care often required for complex soft tissue referrals.
The service accepts referrals in all aspects of surgery including:
- ENT surgery including BOAS, laryngeal paralysis, ear surgeries (TECA, VBO), laryngeal collapse
- Thoracic surgery including thoracic tumours, mediastinal masses, pericardectomy, chylothorax
- Liver surgery including portosystemic shunts, hepatic lobectomy
- Urogenital surgery including obstructive urolithiasis, perineal and scrotal urethrostomy, cystostomy/nephrostomy tube placement, prostatic surgery, nephrectomy, ectopic ureter surgery
- Gastrointestinal surgery
- Endocrine including adrenalectomy and thyroidectomy
- Reconstructive surgery including axial pattern flaps and free skin grafts
- Oncological surgery including mandibulectomy, maxillectomy, mast cell tumour, sarcoma removal, and amputation
We are proud to have extensive expertise in minimally invasive surgery and can offer the following:
- Laparoscopic single port ovariectomy
- Cryptorchid castration
- Laparoscopic-assisted gastropexy
- Minimally invasive urinary procedures
- PCCL (camera assisted bladder stone removal)
- Cystoscopy for bladder biopsy (female dogs greater than 10kg)
- Diagnostic laparoscopy
- Liver biopsy (neoplastic v copper storage v toxin etc)
- Gastrointestinal biopsy
- Other organ biopsy (lymph node, pancreas, kidney, spleen)
- Thoracoscopy
- Thoracoscopic assisted lung lobectomy (for solitary lung masses)
- Pericardectomy (for idiopathic pericardial effusion)
- Chylothorax (pericardectomy and thoracic duct ligation)
- Pleural biopsy (for pleural effusion of unknown origin)
