title: Laparoscopic ovariohysterectomy in nine dogs.
abstract: Minimally invasive surgery has been found in humans to reduce pain, incidence of infections, and duration of hospitalization. Minimally invasive procedures are also being described in veterinary medicine. Laparoscopic ovariohysterectomy (OHE) was performed on nine, healthy, intact female dogs using a Harmonic scalpel. Creatine kinase values were determined both before and 12 hours following the laparoscopic OHE; the magnitude of the difference between preoperative and postoperative creatine kinase values did not correlate with length of operative time, length of incisions, or amount of hemorrhage. Complications included one dog that had an omental herniation that was primarily repaired and one dog with seroma formation. Median surgical time for all dogs was 60 minutes (range, 35 to 100 minutes).
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Phase II, Duck Pond Drive, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA.
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Austin
authors.forename: Otto I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Lanz
authors.forename: Stephanie M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: Richard V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Broadstone
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D010052:Ovariectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000662:veterinary; D012016:Reference Values; D016896:Treatment Outcome