title: Laparoscopic splenectomy: operative technique and outcome in three cats.
abstract: CLINICAL SUMMARY: The clinical findings, treatment and outcome for three cats that underwent laparoscopic splenectomy using bipolar vessel-sealing devices for resection of diffuse splenic disease are described. In each case, a three-portal laparoscopic technique was used. The spleen was manipulated and its mesentery and associated vessels sequentially cauterized and ligated to enable removal through a portal incision with minimal hemorrhage. Each of the three patients recovered from anesthesia without incident and was able to be discharged to the owner the next day. PRACTICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Laparoscopic splenectomy may be a safe and effective alternative to celiotomy in a select group of cats requiring splenectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.forename: Philipp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mayhew
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Culp
authors.forename: Kelli
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mayhew
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008415:Mastocytosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome