Advanced Veterinary Care Center Now Offers Minimally Invasive Surgery

March 10, 2020

Advanced Veterinary Care Center in Davie is excited to now offer minimally invasive surgery! Arthroscopy, laparoscopy and thoracoscopy have become the gold standard of care for diagnosing and treating a variety of diseases. These techniques provide the surgeon with a magnified and illuminated view that can improve our ability to detect subtle abnormalities in our patients.

These minimally invasive techniques have been shown to significantly reduce: post-operative pain, infections, length of hospitalization and stress in veterinary patients. Currently, our services include:
Laparoscopy:
-Ovariectomy
-Ovariohysterectomy
-Gastropexy
-Cryptorchid testicle removal
-Laparoscopic biopsy (Hepatic, intestinal, pancreatic, lymphatic, cholecystocentesis)

Arthroscopy:
-Shoulder – Diagnosis and treatment of OCD
-Elbow – Diagnosis and treatment of components of elbow dysplasia, including fragmented medial coronoid process and humeral OCD
-Hip – Arthroscopic evaluation for osteoarthritis/degenerative joint disease -Knee – Diagnosis and treatment of cranial cruciate ligament disease and meniscal injury. Performed in combination with stabilization procedures for cranial cruciate ligament disease (Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy).

Thoracoscopy:
-Pericardiectomy
-Evaluation and biopsy of thoracic organs and tumors
-Treatment of chylous effusion/chylothorax

We will update you as additional minimally services become available. If you have any questions about our MIS service, please reach out to us at 954-500-8387.

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