Soft Tissue Surgery

Soft tissue surgery at ChesterGates is lead by Francois Saulnier-Troff. Francois joined ChesterGates Veterinary Referral Hospital in November 2010. Francois enjoys all aspects of soft tissue surgery and is always happy to discuss prospective cases over the telephone.

Soft Tissue Surgery referrals are welcome in the following fields:

Upper Respiratory Tract

• Brachycephalic airway syndrome
• Laryngeal paralysis
• Tracheal collapse stenting
• Tracheotomies

Urogenital

• Incontinence investigation
• Ectopic ureter surgery
• Nephrectomy
• Bladder surgery
• Perineal urethrostomies

Head & Neck

• Total ear canal ablation & lateral bulla osteotomy
• Ventral bulla osteotomy
• Salivary mucocoele surgery
• Thyroidectomy & parathyroidectomy

Abdominal

• Hiatal hernia
• Portosystemic shunt surgery
• GDV
• Intestinal resection & anastamosis
• Liver lobectomy
• Biliary diversion surgery
• Peritonitis management

Thoracic

• Vascular ring surgery
• Patent ductus arteriosus
• Pericardectomy
• Lung lobectomy
• Thymoma removal

Skin

• Skin Traumata
• Skin flap / graft
• Skin flap reconstruction
• Perineal Hernia
• Oesophageal foreign bodies

Miscellaneous

• Nasofrontal aspergillosis
• Perineal Hernia
• Oesophageal foreign bodies