title: Laparoscopic cryptorchidectomy in a cat.
abstract: Several techniques for castration of cryptorchid cats have been described. In this case report, the use of laparoscopy for castration of a bilateral cryptorchid cat (with testes located in the abdomen) is described. Three trocars were inserted into the abdominal cavity, the testicles were easily identified adjacent to the urinary bladder. Haemostasis of the gubernaculum testis and spermatic cord was achieved with bipolar cauterisation. The testicles were easily removed in approximately 20 min. To the authors' knowledge this is the first report of the use of laparoscopy for the treatment of cryptorchidism in cats.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Clinica Veterinaria, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Pisa, Via Livornese, 56010, San Piero a Grado, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vannozzi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Benetti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rota
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary