Removal of cystic calculi using a transinguinal laparoscopic‐assisted technique in two stallions |
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Authors: | A Vitte C Mespoulhès‐Rivière A Lechartier F Rossignol |
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Institution: | 1. Clinique de Grosbois, , Boissy St Léger, France;2. Clinique Equine, école Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Université Paris‐Est, , Maisons‐Alfort, France |
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Abstract: | A 12‐year‐old donkey and a 6‐year‐old Connemara pony, both sexually intact males, were admitted for surgical removal of urinary calculi. Both underwent a laparoscopic‐assisted cystotomy technique to exteriorise the bladder and remove uroliths via the inguinal canal after hemi‐castration. Both surgeries were successful and no complications occurred. This modified technique, which is minimally invasive, may be a safe and efficient way to remove bladder stones from adult stallions. |
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Keywords: | horse donkey cystic calculi laparocystotomy laparoscopy inguinal canal NOTES |
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