title: Current concepts in minimally invasive surgery of the abdomen.
abstract: Minimally invasive surgery of the abdomen constitutes an increasingly common and developed set of surgical options in small animal veterinary patients. In addition to established procedures, such as laparoscopic gonadectomy and biopsies, more advanced procedures, such as adrenalectomy, cholecystectomy, cisterna chyli ablation, and lymph node extirpation, are described. Some laparoscopic procedures have been reported using different techniques or approaches, reflecting the field's progression beyond its infancy. Advances in equipment and experience among an ever-growing group of veterinary surgeons are expected to result in progressively more widespread adoption of minimally invasive procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, 700 SW 30th Street, Corvallis, OR 97330, USA; Small Animal Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, 267 Magruder Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA. Electronic address: milan.milovancev@oregonstate.edu.
authors.forename: Milan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Milovancev
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, 700 SW 30th Street, Corvallis, OR 97330, USA.
authors.forename: Katy L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Townsend
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs / Q000601:surgery*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000639:trends / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Adrenalectomy; Biopsy; Cat; Cisterna chyli ablation; Dog; Laparoscopy; Minimally invasive; Ovariectomy