Soft Tissue

The specialist-led, Soft Tissue Surgery Service at Hamilton Specialist Referrals works hard to ensure a holistic approach to all cases from the simple, to those that require a multi-disciplinary skillset.  

We are more than happy to offer advice to referring vets about management of cases. Please send through an email and we will get back to you to discuss any questions you may have about the referral process or in working up your own cases in-house.

The service works closely with our team of anaesthesia specialists, imaging specialists and nurses to ensure the patient has a smooth journey through the treatment process.

Commonly performed procedures include:

• Hepatobiliary surgery: Portosystemic shunts, liver tumours, extrahepatic biliary obstruction, liver biopsies
• Gastrointestinal surgery: Intestinal Foreign bodies, septic peritonitis, tumour resection, pancreatic surgery
• ENT Surgery; BOAS surgery, stick injuries, salivary mucocoeles, TECA/LBO, rhinoscopy, aural and ocular surgery
• Genitourinary Surgery; Urethral trauma, minimally invasive cystotomy, SUBs, urogenital neoplasia
• Oncological Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery; pyothorax, PDAs, lung lobectomies, chylothorax
• Skin and reconstruction Surgery; wound management, VAC wound dressings and wound clinics