Gastrointestinal Surgery

Start with an overview

Gastrointestinal Surgery is a section of Veterinary Surgery in Veterinary medicine. Its resources cover assessment before surgery, gastrointestinal conditions and surgical approaches in animals. The formats offer different ways to work through the material: mind maps lay out topics visually, flashcards pose questions, and quizzes give you a way to check your knowledge.

A useful starting point is the mind map Small animal GI surgery. It begins with whether an animal is fit for surgery and includes considerations such as fluids and potassium supplementation. The mind map Principles of small animal gastrointestinal surgery also covers fitness for surgery, gastric vomiting and dehydration.

Work through the flashcards

The Gastrointestinal surgery flashcards ask about pre-operative assessment and radiographic imaging of the gastrointestinal tract. They make a useful follow-up to the assessment material in the mind maps. The equine gastrointestinal surgery flashcards include questions about colic and other equine surgeries.

For a different focus, Enterotomy, anastomosis, biopsy asks about removing a foreign body, choosing an incision and closing an anastomosis. The questions give you prompts to work through after studying the related material.

Use maps and quizzes together

Surgery of the Alimentary Tract includes clinical signs associated with gastric dilation volvulus syndrome. Another mind map focuses on that condition. After studying the maps, you can use the quiz on specific surgical conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, liver and pancreas, which includes a question on cleft palate. The page also lists a gastrointestinal surgery quiz.

Within the Veterinary Surgery unit, these resources offer different views of the Gastrointestinal Surgery section, from assessment to particular conditions and procedures. Choose a map, follow it with a flashcard deck, and then try a quiz.