An improved method in rabbit intubation and thymectomy.
A procedure is developed for endotracheal intubation followed by positive pressure ventilation anaesthesia, allowing major thoracic surgery, including thymectomy, to be performed in the young and adult rabbit. A method is described to bring the animal in a position favourable for thymectomy. A detailed description is given of a thymus ablation technique in which the thoracic wall is left intact.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D011817:Rabbits; D013934:Thymectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*