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OBJECTIVE To describe surgical technique, biopsy sample quality, and short-term outcome o f minimally invasive small intestinal exploration and targeted abdominal organ biopsy (MISIETB) with use of a wound retraction device (WRD) in dogs. ANIMALS 27 client-owned dogs that underwent MISIETB with a WRD at I of 4 academic veterinary hospitals between January I, 2010, and May I, 2017. PROCEDURES Medical records w ere retrospectively reviewed, and data collected included signalment; medical history; findings from physical, ultrasonographic, laparoscopic, cytologic, and histologic evaluations; surgical indications, procedures, duration, and com plications; and short-term (14-day) outcomes. The Shapiro-Wilk test was used to evaluate the normality o f continuous variables, and descriptive statistics were calculated for numeric variables. RESULTS Laparoscopic exploration was performed through a multicannulated single port (n = 18), m ultiple ports (5), or a single 6-mm cannula (4). Median length of the incision for WRD placement was 4 cm (interqu artile [25th to 75th percentile] range, 3 to 6 cm). All biopsy samples obtained had sufficient diagnostic quality. The 2 most common histologic diagnoses were lymphoplasm acytic enteritis (n = 14) and intestinal lymphoma (5). Twentyfive o f 27 (93%) dogs survived to hospital discharge, and 3 (12%) dogs had postsurgical abnorm alities unrelated to surgical technique. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Results indicated that MISIETB with WRD was an effective method for obtaining diagnostic biopsy samples o f the stomach, small intestine, pancreas, liver, and mesenteric lymph nodes in dogs. Prospective com parison betw een MISIETB w ith WRD and traditional laparotomy for abdominal organ biopsy in dogs is warranted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]