title: [Laparoscopic surgery in the rat: description of a new technique].
abstract: We report a method of laparoscopic surgery in the rat. Our technique is illustrated by gastric fundoplication requiring two handed dissection, suturing, and knot tying. This animal model for laparoscopic surgery is relatively inexpensive, can be extended to other operations, and makes use of an extensively studied animal. These factors may facilitate investigation of the physiologic effects of minimal access surgery.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Allgemeinchirurgie, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität Frankfurt.
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Gutt
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Berguer
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Stiegmann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005748:Gastric Fundus / Q000601:surgery; D020706:Laparoscopes; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation
vernacular_title: Laparoskopische Chirurgie an der Ratte: Beschreibung einer neuen Technik.