Ciência Rural (Dec 2017)

Laparoscopic-assisted prepubic urethrostomy: experimental model in rabbit

  • Luciana Branquinho Queiroga,
  • Lucila Maria Almeida Lopes,
  • Giordano Cabral Gianotti,
  • Simone Scherer,
  • Marcelo Meller Alievi,
  • Carlos Afonso de Castro Beck

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-8478cr20160897
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 48, no. 1

Abstract

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ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to develop a laparoscopic-assisted prepubic urethorstomy (PPU) technique using rabbits as an experimental model. Six male New Zealand rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) over six months old and weighing between 3 and 4kg (3.5kg ± 0.4) were used in this study. The animals underwent laparoscopic dissection of the pelvic urethra, which was then exposed for the laparoscopic-assisted urethrostomy procedure. The proposed model for training of laparoscopic-assisted PPU in rabbits was considered effective and feasible. It proved to be a simple technique even for surgeons under basic endosurgery skills training, with possibilities of employing the technique for the treatment of cats with loss of function of the distal urethra.

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