The Surgery Service at the University of Florida Small Animal Hospital is now offering two types of minimally invasive surgical techniques:
Laparoscopic techniques:
- Ovariectomy
- ovariohysterectomy
- cryptorchidectomy
- gastropexy
- exploratory enterotomy/enterectomy
- cystoscopy/cystotomy
- adrenalectomy
- nephrectomy
- cholecystectomy/liver biopsy
Video-assisted thoracic surgery:
- lung lobectomy
- pericardectomy
- lymph node and pleural biopsy
- thymectomy
- pyothorax
- pneumothorax
For more information, please visit our Surgery Service.
Microwave ablation
In addition, Drs. Beau Toskich, Sarah Boston and Brad Case are currently collaborating on the use of microwave ablation for metastatic tumors and embolization of arteriovenous malformations.