| 1 | | Principles of abdominal surgery by Elizabeth M. Welsh | | 1 |
| 2 | | Equipment and surgical instrumentation by Prue Neath | | 23 |
| 3 | | The body wall by Davina M. Anderson | | 36 |
| 4 | | The stomach by Gary W. Ellison | | 58 |
| 5 | | Gastric dilatation and volvulus by John M. Williams | | 80 |
| 6 | | The small intestine by Bryden J. Stanley | | 96 |
| 7 | | The large intestine and rectum by Jacqui D. Niles and John M. Williams | | 125 |
| 8 | | The liver and biliary tract by Jacqui D. Niles | | 168 |
| 9 | | Portosystemic shunts by Geraldine B. Hunt | | 195 |
| 10 | | The pancreas by Stephen J. Birchard | | 210 |
| 11 | | The spleen by Michael Mison and Jacqui D. Niles | | 220 |
| 12 | | The adrenal glands by Stephen J. Birchard | | 234 |
| 13 | | The upper urinary tract by Mary A. McLoughlin | | 242 |
| 14 | | The male urogenital system by Richard A. S. White | | 270 |
| 15 | | The female reproductive system by Nichole A. Danova and Chad Schmiedt and Dale Bjorling | | 298 |
| 16 | | Peritonitis by Lori Ludwig | | 321 |