1. LESS ovariohysterectomy in cats using a new homemade multiport.
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da Costa, Diego, do Nascimento Libardoni, Renato, Schmitt, Júlia Tramontini, Padilha, Aline Spode, Schulz Júnior, Francisco Jorge, de Ataíde, Michelli Westphal, Menezes, Felipe Barreto, Allievi, Karina, Brun, Mauricio Veloso, Teixeira, Pedro Paulo Maia, and Silva, Marco Augusto Machado
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HYSTERO-oophorectomy , *CATS as laboratory animals , *POSTOPERATIVE care of animals , *SURGEONS , *HEMOSTASIS , *LAPAROSCOPIC surgery - Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the use of a homemade multiport for LESS (laparoendoscopic single-site surgery) ovariohysterectomy (OVH) in cats. Intra and postoperative variables of the surgery steps, technical challenges, complications and evolution of surgical time by a surgeon in training were evaluated. Twenty queens were selected for LESS OVH. The multiport device was manufactured of a conical-shaped ethylene polytereftalate (PET) bottle, urethral catheter no. 8, latex balloon no. 11, a 3.5mm and a 6mm laparoscopic trocars. Hemostasis was carried out using bipolar diathermy. Mean total surgical time was 14.54±5.12 minutes. Approach to right and left ovarian pedicles and abdominal access for insertion of the multiport device were the most time consuming surgical steps. LESS ovariohysterectomy using a new homemade multiport device is feasible and safe. Thus, the proposed technique may be considered as a minimally invasive alternative to ovariohysterectomy in the feline specie. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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