title: Intra-abdominal castration in the rat.
abstract: Normal rat posture results in proximity of the scrotum to bedding and feces, which predisposes rats to postoperative complications if castration is done using standard scrotal and prescrotal approaches. This column describes a ventral abdominal approach for castration in the rat.
authors.forename: Cyndi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D051381:Rats; D013522:Surgery, Veterinary / Q000379:methods*; D013737:Testis / Q000601:surgery*