Beschreibung

This course is designed for practicing equine surgeons and surgeons at any stage of training, particularly those involved in equine colic surgery.
The focus of the course lies on practicing several basic to advanced techniques of bowel anastomosis on equine cadaver intestines. 

Highlights: 

• Expert lectures, discussions and videos
• Intensive hands-on practice using animal tissue
• Small groups allowing direct supervision with personal feedback
• Each surgical team of two participants will have the opportunity to practice up to 8 different intestinal anastomosis techniques 

Theory Topics Covered: 

• Theatre setup, tips and tricks
• Sutures and instruments
• Surgical exploration
• Intestinal viability and decisions
• Anastomosis techniques
• Abdominal closure
• Postoperative management
• Complications
• Prognosis
• Future research topics 

Practical Skills - Hands-on training includes: 

• Knots and sutures
• Jejuno-jejunal anastomosis
• Jejuno(ileo)-cecal anastomosis
• Incomplete bypass and hybrid jejuno-ileal-cecal anastomosis
• Colo-colic anastomosis 

By the end of the course the participant will be able to understand the different types of intestinal anastomosis, the pathophysiology of anastomotic healing and the principles of how to manage surgical equine colic cases.
The participant will be able to demonstrate various suturing techniques whilst performing hand-sewn end-to-end small bowel anastomosis, jejuno-cecal hand- sewn end-to-side an side-to-side anastomosis as well as colo-colic anastomosis on the various animal organs provided.