title: Single-Incision Laparoscopic Sterilization of the Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe laparoscopic ovariectomy and salpingectomy in the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) using single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective cohort.
  
  
  METHODS
  Female cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) (n = 21).
  
  
  METHODS
  Cheetahs were randomly divided to receive either ovariectomy (n = 11) or salpingectomy (n = 10). The use and complications of a SILS port was evaluated in all of cheetahs. Surgery duration and insufflation volumes of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) were recorded and compared across procedures.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Laparoscopic ovariectomy and salpingectomy were performed without complications using a SILS port. The poorly-developed mesosalpinx and ovarian bursa facilitated access to the uterine tube for salpingectomy in the cheetah. The median surgery duration for ovariectomy was 24 minutes (interquartile range 3) and for salpingectomy was 19.5 minutes (interquartile range 3) (P = .005). The median volume of CO2 used for ovariectomy was 11.25 L (interquartile range 3.08) and for salpingectomy was 4.90 L (interquartile range 2.52), (P = .001) CONCLUSIONS: Laparoscopic ovariectomy and salpingectomy can be performed in the cheetah using SILS without perioperative complications. Salpingectomy is faster than ovariectomy and requires less total CO2 for insufflation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
authors.forename: Marthinus J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hartman
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Colorado.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Monnet
authors.affiliation: Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Kirberger
authors.affiliation: Cheetah Conservation Fund, Otjiwarongo, Namibia.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schmidt-Küntzel
authors.affiliation: Department of Production Animal Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
authors.forename: Martin L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Schulman
authors.affiliation: Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
authors.forename: Jana A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Stander
authors.affiliation: Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
authors.forename: George F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Stegmann
authors.affiliation: Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
authors.forename: Johan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Schoeman
mesh_terms: D002612:Acinonyx / Q000601:surgery*; D000818:Animals; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D010052:Ovariectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D058994:Salpingectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*