Soft Tissue Surgeries

Soft tissue surgeries are performed to correct abnormalities of the head and neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, and other soft tissues. Some common procedures we perform include:

Head and Neck Surgeries

• Aural hematoma, lateral ear canal resection and Total ear canal ablation
• Rhinoplasty, stenotic nares
• Cleft palate repair and Palatal flaws
• Alar fold, soft-palate and laryngeal saccule resection for brachycephalic airway syndrome
• Cricoarytenoid lateralization/ "tie-back" for laryngeal paralysis
• Salivary gland excision for salivary mucocele treatment
• Thyroid/parathyroid/adrenal excision
• Feline nasopharyngeal polyp excision
• Performed for treating nasal obstruction due to trauma, deviated septum, or removing tumors or foreign objects.

Thoracic Surgeries

• Surgery for pericardial and diaphragmatic hernias
• Elimination of torsion of the lobes of the lung
• Pulmonary (lung) lobectomy
• Chest wall excision Patent ductus arteriosus occlusion
• Surgical treatment of neoplasms in the lungs
• Chylothorax surgery
• Removal of foreign bodies from the esophagus and respiratory tract.
• Surgery for PRAA, PDA

Abdominal Surgeries

• Treatment of hernias, intestinal volvulus and torsion
• Elimination of all types of obstruction and foreign bodies
• Sterilization and castration, operations for cryptorchidism
• Removal of stones from the bladder
• Elimination of torsion of the spleen and portosystemic shunts
• Fixation in case of prolapse of the rectum or vagina
• Billroth procedures
• Subtotal colectomy for feline megacolon
• Abdominal hernia repair
• Diaphragmatic hernia repair
• Cholecystectomy/gall bladder removal
• Hepatic (liver) lobectomy
• Portosystemic shunt occlusion
• Splenectomy
• Ectopic ureter surgery
• Urinary bladder stone removal
• Nephrectomy (kidney removal)
• Exploratory laparotomy/abdominal exploration with biopsies Intestinal resection and anastomosis
• Ectopia of the ureters
• Gastric dilatation/volvulus

Pelvic Surgeries

• Perineal hernia repair
• Anal sac tumor removal
• Feline perineal urethrostomy
• Urethral stone removal (ureterotomy)
• Penile amputation
• Vulvoplasty
• Urethrostomy, treatment of urinary incontinence

Neurosurgery (Spine and Brain)

• Spinal decompression for intervertebral disc disease
• Spinal fracture and luxation repair
• Spinal tumor excision
• Atlanto-axial subluxation stabilization
• Elimination of lumbosacral pain and Wobbler syndrome

Surgical Oncology

• Removal of tumors of the brain and spinal cord
• Surgery of tumors of bones and organs
• Removal of tumors from the nasal and auditory passages
• Mammary tumors
• Urinary bladder tumor removal

Reconstructive Surgery

• Restore normal form and function of tissue after it has been compromised by infection, trauma, cancer, or congenital reasons.
• Cleft lip repair
• Skin flaps
• Skin grafts and wound closure
• Comprehensive wound management and negative pressure wound therapy application
• Limb amputation
• Scrotal ablation
• Declawing
• Facial fold removal
• Eyelid tumor removal with reconstruction