title: Standing male equine urogenital surgery.
abstract: The advantages of performing standing male urogenital surgeries are numerous when compared with performing the same surgery in the anesthetized animal. Some traditional standing male urogenital surgeries, such as castrations, may be faster and cheaper to perform. Laparoscopic standing male urogenital surgeries may allow for improved visualization of the surgical field, decreased hemorrhage, and decreased morbidity and convalescence. Limitations of standing procedures may include increased danger to the surgeon because of fractious behavior of the patient, and increased expense and training associated with instrumentation for specialized procedures such as laparoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Equine Medical Center of Ocala, 7107 W Hwy 326, Ocala, FL 34482, USA. Electronic address: aadams@emcocala.com.
authors.forename: Aric
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.affiliation: Professional Veterinary Medicine, 1601 Campus Delivery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
authors.forename: Dean A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Hendrickson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D013519:Urogenital Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Cryptorchid; Equine; Inguinal hernioplasty; Male; Phallectomy; Standing; Urogenital surgery