title: Minimally invasive abdominal and thoracic surgery: principles and instrumentation.
abstract: Minimally invasive surgery, including laparoscopy, thoracoscopy, and endoscopic-assisted procedures, is becoming more common in veterinary medicine. The basic principles of laparoscopy and thoracoscopy involve gaining access to a cavity through small incisions, creating a workspace, and maneuvering extracorporeally activated instruments within that workspace.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lansdowne
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Mehler
authors.forename: Ludovic P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Bouré
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary