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R. Randy Basinger, DVM, ACVS

Chair, Board of Trustees

ACVS Foundation

Since the first edition of Small Animal Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy was published in 2015, many developments have occurred that have propelled veterinary minimally invasive surgery forward. We stated in the preface to that first edition that the textbook was published at the “end of the beginning” of the inception of laparoscopy and thoracoscopy into small animal practice. It might be fair to state six years on, that we are now in the adolescence of the subspecialty. In this time, many new techniques have been developed, large numbers of research papers have been published, and the use of these techniques in both general and specialty practice has blossomed. However, there remains much work to be done to provide the necessary evidence base for these techniques to be widely accepted as the standard of care in our patient population. There is also significant work to be done to improve access to the necessary equipment and training to allow greater patient populations around the world to benefit from the many advantages minimally invasive surgical techniques have to offer our patients. As stated by our foreward author, Dr Todd Ponsky, an eminent pediatric surgeon, who has been extremely magnanimous with his time in support of veterinary minimally invasive surgery, one of the great challenges for our field is to start to engage with medical technology and device companies to create the veterinary species‐specific devices we need to drive the field forward. This challenge was significant for pediatric surgeons and may be one of the significant challenges of the next decade for veterinary minimally invasive surgery. We may also need to work toward a more comprehensive standardized training of all small animal surgery residents and other similar training programs. Thus, we could ensure that the next generations of surgeons are well positioned to continue the work without limitations brought on by lacking fundamental skills.