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Single‐Incision Laparoscopic Sterilization of the Cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus )
Author(s) -
Hartman Marthinus J.,
Monnet Eric,
Kirberger Robert M.,
SchmidtKüntzel Anne,
Schulman Martin L.,
Stander Jana A.,
Stegmann George F.,
Schoeman Johan P.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/vsu.12341
Subject(s) - medicine , acinonyx jubatus , salpingectomy , interquartile range , insufflation , surgery , laparoscopy , pregnancy , biology , zoology , genetics , ectopic pregnancy
Objective To describe laparoscopic ovariectomy and salpingectomy in the cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus ) using single‐incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS). Study Design Prospective cohort. Animals 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 (CO 2 ) 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 CO 2 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 CO 2 for insufflation.