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Soft tissue surgery

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Abstract

Surgical procedures on backyard poultry are becoming increasingly common as the expectations of the bird-owning public rise. This chapter discusses the principles of soft tissue surgery in birds and considers some of the common procedures performed on poultry and waterfowl in general practice.

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23.1 Coelomic distension in a duck with yolk peritonitis.
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23.4 Swollen coelom in a bird with pyometra that has been plucked and prepared for surgery.
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23.7 Polydioxanone (PDS) suture material (3 metric; 2/0 USP) being used to close a coeliotomy incision.
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23.9 Landmarks for a left lateral coeliotomy. Drawn by S.J. Elmhurst BA Hons (www.livingart.org.uk) and reproduced with her permission.
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23.10 Initial incision for a left lateral coeliotomy. The procedure, in this case, is being performed to treat yolk peritonitis.
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23.11 Placement of a Lone Star retractor.
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23.12 Exposure obtained with a left lateral coeliotomy. Drawn by S.J. Elmhurst BA Hons (www.livingart.org.uk) and reproduced with her permission.
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23.13 Landmarks for a ventral midline coeliotomy. Drawn by S.J. Elmhurst BA Hons (www.livingart.org.uk) and reproduced with her permission.
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23.14 Proventriculotomy. Stay sutures have been placed in the cranial proventriculus and the ventriculus. The tip of the liver lobe can be reflected to expose the incision site and then tacked down over the incision after closure. Drawn by S.J. Elmhurst BA Hons (www.livingart.org.uk) and reproduced with her permission.
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23.15 Any surgeon may be confronted with a patient requiring surgery for yolk peritonitis. In this case the bird was diagnosed with a uterine adenocarcinoma. The enlarged oviduct can be seen on the left side of this bird’s coelom.
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23.16 Landmarks for a salpingohysterectomy. The ovary is located between the cranial division of the kidney and the lung. The oviduct is suspended from the dorsal coelomic wall by the dorsal mesosalpinx, which contains several large and many small blood vessels. The oviduct opens into the cloaca; the site for ligation is indicated by the black ligature. Drawn by S.J. Elmhurst BA Hons (www.livingart.org.uk) and reproduced with her permission.
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23.17 Landmarks for an orchidectomy. The testicle lies between the cranial division of the kidney and the lung, adjacent to the adrenal gland. Drawn by S.J. Elmhurst BA Hons (www.livingart.org.uk) and reproduced with her permission.
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23.18 Temporary ventoplasty. Simple interrupted sutures have been used to close the lateral margins of the slit-like vent. A purse-string suture is contraindicated as it would distort the shape of the vent.
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23.19 Phallic prolapse in a drake.
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23.21 Class II pododermatitis lesion in a chicken. (Courtesy of Dr A Chamness)
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23.22 Class III pododermatitis lesion in a chicken. (Courtesy of S Silvetti)
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23.23 Class IV pododermatitis lesion in a swan.
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23.24 Class V pododermatitis lesion in a duck.
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23.25 (a) Doughnut bandage. Drawn by S.J. Elmhurst BA Hons (www.livingart.org.uk) and reproduced with her permission. (b) Bandage in place in a case of unilateral pododermatitis.
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23.26 Chicken with bilateral pododermatitis with doughnut bandages on both feet. (Courtesy of Dr A Gallagher)
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23.27 Corneal ulceration and panophthalmitis requiring enucleation.
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23.28 Submandibular lingual entrapment in a black swan. (Courtesy of Dr D Brown)
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23.29 Dog attacks can result in severe trauma.
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23.30 Spurs on adult roosters can be quite dangerous and removal may be required.
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