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Provided by: University of Liverpool (Veterinary Postgraduate Unit)

Total Ear Canal Ablation and Salivary Gland Surgery (Sialoadenectomy for salivary mucocoele

Leahurst Campus, CH64 7TE

Includes Intermediate skills

  • Attended

    Course Type
  • Duration

    1 day
  • 6

    CPD Hours

Specialty

  • Canine
  • Diagnostic
  • Small animal
  • Soft tissue
  • Surgery

Job Role/Target Audience

  • Veterinary surgeon

What you’ll learn

Total Ear Canal Ablation and Salivary Gland Surgery (Sialoadenectomy for salivary mucocoele

Cases of canine end-stage ear, aural tumours, and salivary mucocoele are seen regularly in first opinion practice. This course will enable you to start providing in-house surgical management of such cases via our practical surgical teaching principles: maximum cutting time using canine cadavers, expert tuition, and high affordability.


Delegates will receive pre-recorded lectures in advance of the live date, optimising practical time in the wetlab. Topics covered will include:


  • Assessment and management of the canine otitis patientLocal anaesthetics/nerve blocks and analgesia for TECA (lecture and practical)
  • TECA-LBO anatomy and surgical procedure (lectures and practical)
  • Investigation of submandibular swellings
  • Sialoadenectomy (surgical salivary gland removal) anatomy and surgical procedure (lecture and practical)


CPD Hours: 9


Specialist Speaker:

Rachel Burrow BVet Med CertSAS CertVR DipECVS MRCVS