Services

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ACE Surgical Referral Services

At ACE Vet Hospital, surgery referrals are performed by Dr Andrew Jacotine. Dr Andrew is a highly regarded surgeon and has been providing surgical referral services in Melbourne and regional Victoria for over 20 years. Now with his base at ACE Vet Hospital, Dr Andrew is available for diagnosing complex cases and performing advanced surgeries for both local and referral patients.

Dr Andrew has extensive expertise in orthopaedic and soft tissue procedures including – trauma surgery, cruciate disease management and minimally invasive surgery (keyhole surgery). The advanced procedures he offers at ACE Vet Hospital include: Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO), medial patella luxation (MPL), laparoscopic (keyhole) desexing, rigid and flexible endoscopy and minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO) for fracture repair.

ACE Vet Hospital has excellent surgical facilities and equipment. Led by Dr Callie and Dr Andrew, our fantastic team can provide quality pre, intra and post operative care, high end anaesthesia and analgesia, in house laboratory testing and advanced imaging. Dr Andrew and the team at ACE Vet Hospital are excited about partnering with regional veterinary clinics to create excellent solutions for regional clients.

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Orthopaedic Surgery

• Arthrodesis

• Arthroscopy: Stifle, elbow and shoulder *MIS

• Bone grafting

• Corrective osteotomy

• Cruciate disease management: Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO), Cora based leveling osteotomy (CBLO), extracapsular repair: iso toggle / tightrope

For more information download a TPLO brochure

• Fracture repair (including MIPO) *E

• Hip dysplasia: Hip denervation, femoral head and neck excision arthroplasty (FHNE), double pelvic osteotomy

• Hip luxation / dislocation *E

• Medial patella luxation (MPL)

• Minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO) *MIS

• Open fractures *E

*E = Emergency / trauma surgery
*MIS = Minimally invasive (keyhole) surgery

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Soft Tissue Surgery

• Arytenoid lateralisation

• Axial pattern flap

• Bladder stone removal

• Brachycephalic airway obstructive syndrome (BAOS)

• Diaphragmatic hernia *E

• Exploratory laparotomy

• Gastric dilation and volvulus (GDV) *E

download a Prevention of GDV brochure

• Haem abdomen *E

• Intestinal foreign body removal *E

• Intersusseption *E

• Laparoscopic assisted bladder stone removal *MIS

• Laparoscopic desexing (spey) *MIS

For more information download a Keyhole desexing brochure

• Laparoscopic gastropexy: Prevention of GDV *MIS

For more information download a Prevention of GDV brochure

• Laparoscopic liver biopsy *MIS

• Laparoscopic splenectomy *MIS

• Lung lobe torsion *E

• Negative pressure wound therapy

• Perineal hernia

• Portosystemic shunts

• Perineal urethrosotomy

• Sialocoele

• Skin grafting

• Skin mass removal / resection and wound reconstruction

• Splenectomy

• Total ear canal ablation

• Wound management / debridement: Traumatic wounds, contaminated wounds, infected wounds, wound breakdown and wide margin resection *E

*E = Emergency / trauma surgery
*MIS = Minimally invasive (keyhole) surgery

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Flexible Endoscopy

• Balloon dilation – oesphagus, colon *NIP

• Biopsy – upper GI (oesphagus, stomach and duodenum), nasal, urethra and bladder, vagina *NIP

• Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) – trachea and bronchii *NIP

• Foreign body retrieval – upper GI (oesphagus, stomach and duodenum), tracheal *E *NIP

• Polypectomy – rectum *NIP

*E = Emergency / trauma surgery
*NIP = Non-invasive procedure

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Ultrasound

• Abdominal *NIP

• Guided biopsy / FNA (cytology) *NIP

• Joints – stifle and shoulder *NIP

• Muscle / tendon *NIP

• Guided drainage of cavity *NIP

• Superficial *NIP

*NIP = Non-invasive procedure

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Fluroscopy

• Corrective osteotomy

• CSF tap

• Minimally invasive fracture stabilisation *MIS

• Myelography

*E = Emergency / trauma surgery
*MIS = Minimally invasive (keyhole) surgery