title: Resection of inflammatory polyps in dogs using laparoscopic-assisted cystoscopy.
abstract: Inflammatory polyps in the urinary bladder of two dogs were removed via laparoscopic-assisted cystoscopy. In addition, one dog had a calculus removed and liver biopsies taken using the same two trocar sites. The laparoscopic-assisted cystoscopic technique provided clear surgical margins and permitted a thorough examination of the inside of the bladder and urethra. The technique was minimally invasive, produced little abdominal injury, and limited urine contamination of the abdomen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-7390, USA.
authors.forename: Clarence Alvin
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Rawlings
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003558:Cystoscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D011127:Polyps / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*