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Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 39:391-396 (2003)
© 2003 American Animal Hospital Association

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Laparoscopic Ovariohysterectomy in Nine Dogs

Brenda Austin, DVM, Otto I. Lanz, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, Stephanie M. Hamilton, DVM, Richard V. Broadstone, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVA and Robert A. Martin, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, Diplomate ABVP

From the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Phase II, Duck Pond Drive, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061.

Minimally invasive surgery has been found in humans to reduce pain, incidence of infections, and duration of hospitalization. Minimally invasive procedures are also being described in veterinary medicine. Laparoscopic ovariohysterectomy (OHE) was performed on nine, healthy, intact female dogs using a Harmonic scalpel. Creatine kinase values were determined both before and 12 hours following the laparoscopic OHE; the magnitude of the difference between preoperative and postoperative creatine kinase values did not correlate with length of operative time, length of incisions, or amount of hemorrhage. Complications included one dog that had an omental herniation that was primarily repaired and one dog with seroma formation. Median surgical time for all dogs was 60 minutes (range, 35 to 100 minutes).




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