Surgery Services | Sun City Veterinary Surgery Center

Orthopedic Surgery (Bones, Joints & Tendons)

A partial list of Orthopedic surgery procedures and conditions that Dr. Silverman can treat with surgery at SCVSC:

Bones

Fracture repair with

Internal fixation (with plates, screws, pins)
External fixation
Minimally Invasive Plating Osteosynthesis (MIPO)

Correction of Angular Limb Deformities (“crooked legs”)

Joints

Arthroscopy of stifle (“knee”), elbow, shoulder, hock (“ankle”), carpus (“wrist”), and hip joints
Cruciate ligament rupture in the stifle (“knee”)-- stabilization with:

TPLO
CBLO
Lateral suture (minimally invasive technique)

Reconstruction of torn collateral ligaments in stifle (“knee”), elbow, shoulder, hock (“ankle”), carpus (“wrist”)
Patellar luxation
Meniscal tear
Luxated (“dislocated”) hip joint
Femoral Head and Neck Ostectomy (FHNO) for hip joint
Triple pelvic osteotomy for hip dysplasia
Juvenile Pubic Symphysiodesis (JPS) for hip dysplasia
Excisional arthroplasty for shoulder
Arthrodesis (fusion of painful and severely damaged joints)

Tendons

Achilles tendon rupture
Biceps tenosynovitis (can be performed arthroscopically)

Neurosurgery (Spine)

A partial list of procedures and conditions of the spine that Dr. Silverman can treat with surgery at SCVSC:

Spinal cord decompression for cervical (neck) disc disease

Ventral slot

Stabilization of Atlanto-axial luxation (aka “AA lux” and “C1-C2 instability”)
Spinal cord decompression for thoracolumbar (back) disc disease

Hemilaminectomy
Minimally invasive laminotomy for select cases

Lumbosacral decompression for “Cauda equina syndrome”

Dorsal laminectomy
Endoscopically assisted foramenotomy in select cases

Stabilization of spinal fractures and luxations

Internal fixation
External fixation

Abdominal Surgery (Gastrointestinal Tract and Urinary Tract)

A partial list of surgical procedures and conditions of the abdomen that Dr. Silverman can treat with surgery at SCVSC:

Gastrointestinal Tract

Stomach

Prophylactic gastropexy (can be performed minimally invasively with endoscopic assistance)

Intestines
Colon and rectum
Gall bladder
Liver lobectomy
Liver shunt attenuation
Pancreas

Urinary tract

Nephrectomy
Ectopic ureter
Urinary bladder
Urethral stenting
Perineal urethrostomy (for “blocked tom cat”)

Laparoscopic ovariectomy (“spay”)
Splenectomy

Thoracic Surgery (Chest, Heart, Lungs)

A partial list of surgical procedures offered and conditions of the thorax (chest) treated with surgery at SCVSC:

Heart and vascular surgery

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) correction

Vascular ring anomaly e.g. Persistent right Aortic arch (PRAA)
Pulmonic stenosis
Pericardectomy

Diaphragmatic hernia
Thoracic duct ligation for chylothorax
Lung lobectomy
Thymic tumor extirpation
Lymph node biopsy

Head, Neck and Upper Airway

A partial list of surgical procedures and conditions of the head, neck and upper airway and that Dr. Silverman can treat with surgery at SCVSC:

Head

Oral reconstruction for cleft palate
Fractures of upper jaw (maxilla) and lower jaw (mandible)
Tumors of the upper jaw (maxillectomy)
Tumors of the lower jaw (mandibulectomy)
Ear surgery

Total ear canal ablation with lateral bulla osteotomy (TECA-LBO)
Ventral bulla osteotomy (VBO)

Neck

Salivary mucoceole
Parathyroid tumors
Thyroid tumors

Upper Airway

Nasal and sinus surgery
Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome correction (can be performed with laser)
Tracheal stent placement to treat collapsing trachea
Permanent tracheostomy
Arytenoid Lateralization for Laryngeal Paralysis

Oncologic (cancer and tumors) and reconstructive

A partial list of Oncologic (cancer/tumor) and reconstructive surgery procedures and that Dr. Silverman can treat with surgery at SCVSC:

Removal of tumors
Advanced reconstruction techniques to close large wounds

Axial pattern skin flaps
Skin grafts

Amputation of limb for tumor removal

Interventional Radiology Procedures

A partial list of Interventional Radiological procedures offered at SCVSC:

Stent placement for the treatment of collapsing trachea
Stent placement for the treatment of urethral stenosis

Minimally Invasive Surgery

A partial list of minimally invasive surgical procedures offered at SCVSC:

Arthroscopy (for joints)
Radiologically-assisted fracture repair with Minimally Invasive Plating Osteosynthesis (”MIPO”)
Spinal cord decompression for select cases of intervertebral disc disease
Laparoscopy (for the abdomen)
Thoracoscopy (for the chest)

Surgical laser

Used in select cases. Can ablate and and incise tissue with decreased pain, tissue swelling, bleeding and inflammation at the surgical site