Laparoscopic-Assisted Cryptorchidectomy in an Adult Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

Autor: Romain Pizzi, Simon Girling, Andrew Bell, Adam Tjolle, Donna Brown, Craig Devine
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Veterinary Medicine International, Vol 2011 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2042-0048
DOI: 10.4061/2011/131368
Popis: A successful laparoscopic-assisted cryptorchidectomy is reported in a novel species, the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus). The procedure was performed in an 8-year-old adult positioned in dorsolateral oblique recumbency, with an open approach midline subumbilical placement of the primary 10 mm optical port and carbon dioxide insufflation at 12 mmHg. Three 5 mm instrument ports were inserted under visualization in the left caudal abdomen as the retained testicle was localized to the internal inguinal ring. A 5 mm flexible organ retractor was used to assist in localizing the retained testicle. This procedure provided a less invasive alternative to open laparotomy. The authors are unaware of any published reports of laparoscopy in reindeer, or of laparoscopic assisted cryptorchidectomy in deer species.
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