Intermediate Urinary Tract Surgery - 25% discount for booking before 31st March 2026

Highlights:

This unique and comprehensive Veterinary Surgical Training Academy’s intermediate level course covers the basic and intermediate techniques of suturing and instrument handling when used to perform urinary tract surgery in small animals. It is a practical hands-on intensive one-day workshop covering the full range of commonly performed urinary tract procedures. These are fundamental techniques that all general small animal surgeons should know and be proficient to perform confidently and safely. During the workshop the techniques will be explained and demonstrated before each delegate is able to carry out the procedure themselves under close supervision. You can expect to carry out numerous fundamental surgical procedures during the day with emphasis on how each procedure can be performed in a reliable and safe manner.

Topics to be covered:

• Instrumentation, suture guidance and suturing techniques for urinary tract surgery
• Principles and practice of renal biopsy
• Principles and practice of tube cystostomy
• Cystotomy and partial cystectomy, and their closures
• Principles and practice of ureteral surgery including transplantation
• Principles, uses and practice of deferentopexy

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this course delegates should have an understanding of:

• Surgical principles, instrumentation and suture requirements for safe urinay tract surgery in small animals
• Hands-on practical experience of tube cystostomy, cystotomy, partial cystectomy, ureteral transplantation
• Outcomes, risks, complications - and their management - associated with each surgical procedure

Required delegate attributes or who this course is suitable for:

The course is suitable for qualified veterinary surgeons at any level of training especially those actually performing urinary tract surgery on a regular basis. Ideally (but not essential), delegates will have already attended the VSTA’s Veterinary Core Surgical Skills course.