Rafaela das Mercês Silva, Luiz Henrique Vilela Araújo, Thiago da Silva Cardoso, Stephany Lorrane Ishida Franco, Heytor Jales Gurgel, Pedro Henrique Lira Cerqueira, Lucas Santos Carvalho, Luis Gustavo E Silva Novais, José Leandro da Silva Gonçalves, Loise Araújo de Sousa, Rodrigo Dos Santos Albuquerque, Marcos Duarte Dutra, Tatiane Teles Albernaz Ferreira, José Alcides da Silveira, Marco Augusto Machado Silva, Francisco Décio de Oliveira Monteiro, Pedro Paulo Maia Teixeira
This study evaluates a new multiport device with single access to the abdominal cavity produced with routine hospital supplies that could be applied to laparoscopically assisted cryptorchidectomy in standing horses. Initially, the new device was evaluated on five cadavers of bovine fetuses ( n = 5), placed assisted in a minilaparotomy performed in the flank region. Subsequently, the device was evaluated in four cryptorchid horses treated during the hospital routine. During the evaluation of the new device, the possibilities of exploring the abdominal cavity, inspection, and intra-abdominal manipulation with two Babcock forceps were verified...
April 3, 2024: Animals: An Open Access Journal From MDPI