Soft Tissue Surgery

The highly qualified Soft Tissue Surgery referral team have considerable experience in small animal surgery.  The team consists of:

Sandra Corr BVMS CertSAS DipECVS PhD FHEA MRCVS European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery and Clinical Reader in Small Animal Surgery, University of Nottingham

Damian Chase BVSc MACVSc(Surgery) DipECVS MRCVS European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery

Rachel Hattersley BVetMed CertSAS MRCVS Clinical Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery, University of Nottingham

Frances Bird BVSc CertSAS MRCVS

They work closely with colleagues from Internal Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging to efficiently manage cases. Accurate diagnosis and localisation of disease is provided by our excellent imaging facilities, including digital radiography, intraoperative radiography, fluoroscopy, CT and MRI. The facilities at Pride Veterinary Centre include 5 operating theatres and excellent post-operative care in our dedicated intensive care ward, where patients are monitored throughout the day and night with the Hospital having a dedicated out of hours veterinary surgeon and nursing team.

We take referrals for complex wound reconstruction, for mandibulectomies and maxillectomies and for a wide range of thoracic and abdominal procedures such as lung lobectomy, foreign body removal, extra-hepatic portosystemic shunts, urological surgeries and herniarraphies. We also take referrals for oncological excisions, which are often done in conjunction with medical colleagues when adjunctive chemotherapy is required.  Our range of procedures include:

Imaging

• Digital radiography, fluoroscopy
• CT, MRI
• Ultrasonography

Head and neck

• TECA and bulla osteotomy
• Thyroidectomy , parathyroidectomy
• Salivary mucocoele
• Nasofrontal aspergillosis
• Maxillectomy, mandibulectomy

Upper respiratory tract

• Brachycephalic airway syndrome
• Laryngeal paralysis
• Tracheal collapse stenting
• Tracheotomy

Oncological reconstruction

• Skin graft
• Skin flaps

Thoracic

• Thoracotomy
• Lung lobectomy
• Pericardectomy
• PDA ligation
• Vascular ring anomalies
• Oesophageal foreign body

Abdominal

• Hital hernia
• Liver lobectomy
• Biliary diversion
• Extrahepatic portosystemic shunt
• Subtotal colectomy
• Peritonitis

Urogenital

• Nephrectomy and renal biopsy
• Ectopic ureter
• Bladder
• Urethrostomy
• Urinary incontinence investigation and surgery

Trauma management

The team offer a free Radiograph Reporting Service. Please send your images by e-mail to referrals@prideveterinarycentre.co.uk (preferably in DICOM rather than JPEG format) or by post. Please also send relevant clinical notes and laboratory results. A Surgery advice service is available to referring vets on the same e-mail address or please call us on 01332 548911 to speak to one of the team directly.

Download an appointment/advice request form