title: Rabbit Soft Tissue Surgery.
abstract: This article summarizes the available information on different soft tissue surgical procedures in rabbits, based on the literature and the authors' experiences, emphasizing the differences between rabbits and the more familiar dogs and cats. The major surgical principles in rabbits are discussed, and common surgical procedures, such as abdominal exploration, gastrotomy, enterotomy, liver lobectomy, nephrectomy, cystotomy, cystectomy, ovariohysterectomy, ovariectomy, orchidectomy, are described.
authors.affiliation: Tai Wai Small Animal and Exotic Hospital, 75 Chik Shun Street, Tai Wai, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China. Electronic address: drzoltan@icloud.com.
authors.forename: Zoltan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Szabo
authors.affiliation: Tai Wai Small Animal and Exotic Hospital, 75 Chik Shun Street, Tai Wai, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Katriona
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.affiliation: VSH Hong Kong, 165 Wan Chai Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Alane Kosanovich
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Cahalane
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D000818:Animals; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000601:surgery; D005835:Genitalia / Q000601:surgery; D007044:Hysterectomy; D009919:Orchiectomy; D010052:Ovariectomy; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000662:veterinary; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000662:veterinary; D011817:Rabbits / Q000601:surgery*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000662:veterinary; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Gastrointestinal; Kidney; Liver; Neutering; Rabbit; Soft tissue; Surgery; Thymoma