The Soft Tissue Surgery team deals with a very wide range of conditions in both dogs and cats, mainly concerning the head and neck, respiratory tract (airway), chest and abdomen. Surgical management of cancer is also commonly performed.

Common conditions include:

• Ear nose and throat : Total ear canal ablation (TECA) and bulla osteotomy, brachycephalic airway syndrome (BOAS), laryngeal paralysis and tracheal collapse
• Urogenital: Congenital and acquired urinary incontinence, prostatic disease and cryptorchidism
• Oncological: Both hard and soft tissue tumours (cancers) including mast cell tumour, soft tissue sarcomas and oral tumours
• Gastrointestinal: Oesophageal foreign body removal, subtotal colectomy, colorectal surgery
• Wound management and reconstruction: Local/distant skin flaps and free skin grafting
• Vascular: Portosystemic shunts (abnormal blood vessels by-passing the liver)
• Cardiothoracic: Congenital cardiac defects, pericardiectomy, lung lobectomy, thymectomy,
  pyothorax and chylothorax
• Endocrine surgery: Thyroidectomy and adrenalectomy
• Hernia/rupture surgery: Perineal hernia, diaphragmatic rupture and pericardioperitoneal diaphragmatic hernia

Many soft tissue surgical patients require intensive nursing and support from our Internal Medicine, Anaesthesia and Emergency and Critical Care teams. At Willows we provide a multi-disciplinary approach to the care of all patients, our Soft Tissue Specialists work closely with our dedicated Nursing team and Specialists across all disciplines, enabling us to optimise the care and outcome for each patient.