Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
Develop an appropriate clinical decision-making process and surgical plan for common abdominal conditions in dogs and cats.
Understand the principles and indications of the most common abdominal surgical procedures encountered in everyday clinical practice.
Apply essential abdominal surgical techniques safely and effectively.
Develop and refine tissue handling, surgical technique, and procedural skills through extensive hands-on practice.
Select and apply appropriate surgical approaches for common abdominal conditions.
Recognize key considerations for safe intraoperative management during abdominal surgery.
Identify, prevent, and manage common complications associated with abdominal surgical procedures.
Translate theoretical knowledge into practical surgical decision-making and execution.
Progressively improve technical accuracy, efficiency, and confidence in performing common abdominal procedures.
Perform common abdominal surgical procedures safely and with increasing independence in everyday clinical practice.
Course director: Vincenzo Montinaro
Speakers: Vincenzo Montinaro - Matteo Gobbetti
Instructors: V. Montinaro, M.Gobbetti, G. Pagani, M. Lugli
AGENDA
1° Day
08:45-09:00 Course introduction
09:00-09:30 Surgeon and patient preparation. V. Montinaro
09:30-10:15 Basic abdominal instruments (energy device) G. Pagani
10:15-11:00 Pre e post antibiotic therapy during abdominal surgery M. Gobbetti
11:00-11:15 coffee break
11:15- 12:00 Feeding tubes: when should they be used ? V.Montinaro
12:00-12:45 Explorative celiotomy and abdomen organs evaluation M. Gobbetti
13:00-14:00 lunch break
14:00-14:45 Abdominal organs biopsy V. Montinaro
14:45-15:45 Gastrotomy, small intestine enterotomy / enterectomy M.Gobbetti
15:45-16:30 GDV - decision making and approaches V.Montinaro
16:30-16:45 coffee break
16:45-17:30 Abdominal drainages and indications M.Lugli
2° Day
09:00-09:30 Splenectomy: indications and treatments M. Gobbetti
09:30-10:00 Orchiectomy, oschiectomy and cryptorchidism (open) G.Pagani
10:00-10:45 Wet Lab: Abdominal anatomical trip live video over cadaver
10:45-11:30 Wet Lab: Organs biopsy techniques
11:30-11:45 coffee break
11:45-13:15 Wet Lab: Gastrotomy and gastropexy (incisional)
Wet Lab: Gastrostomy tube placement open approach
13:30-14:30 lunch break
14:30-15:30 Wet Lab: esophageal-tube placement
15:30-16:15 Ovariectomy and Ovariohysterectomy and Piometra G.Pagani
16:15-16:30 coffee break
16:30-17:00 C section and Dystocia in dogs and cats V.Montinaro
17:00-17:45 Abdominal effusions: how should we treat them? V. Montinaro
17:45-18:00 Questions and discussion
3° Day
09:00-09:45 Abdominal hernia G. Pagani
09:45-10:45 Diaphragmatic hernia from the diagnosis to treatments V. Montinaro
10:45-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-11:45 Bladder surgery: decision making depending on the cause M. Gobb
11:45-12:30 Urethral obstruction: from diagnosis to treatment M.Gobbetti
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:30. Wet Lab diaphragmatic hernia repair
14:30-15:30 Wet Lab enterotomy and enterectomy for each candidate
15:30-15:45 Coffee break
15:45-16:30 Wet Lab cystotomy/cystectomy
16:30-17:30 Wet Lab splenectomy
17:30-18:00 questions and discussion
4° Day
09:00-09:30 Omentum: the policeman of the abdomen V.Montinaro
09.30-10:15 Urogenital complications M.Lugli
10:15-10:30 coffee break
10:30-11:30 Gastrointestinal complications (septic peritonitis management)V.Mont
11:30-12:30 Laparoscopic instruments and basic abdominal procedures M. Lugli
12:30.13:00 Questions and self assessment
13:00-14:00 Lunch