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1 March 2009 A Novel Technique for Orchiectomy and Scrotal Ablation in the Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps)
Michelle A. Morges, Krystan R. Grant, Catriona M. MacPhail, Matthew S. Johnston
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Abstract

In this report, we describe a simple, safe, and efficacious technique for orchiectomy and scrotal ablation with the use of a carbon dioxide light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (laser) in sugar gliders (Petaurus breviceps). The study population included nine sugar gliders, ages 2–24 mo, presented for orchiectomy. After induction of general anesthesia, orchiectomy and scrotal ablation were performed by severing the scrotal stalk with the laser. All sugar gliders were discharged the same day. Mean anesthesia time was 6.09 ± 0.94 min. Mean surgery time was 15.11 ± 8.39 sec, and mean recovery time was 4.11 ± 3.60 min. With an outlier removed, mean recovery time was 2.95 ± 1.03 min. No serious postoperative surgical complications were observed. The technique described is a simple procedure with rapid surgical and recovery times that has the potential to become the standard procedure for orchiectomy and scrotal ablation in sugar gliders.

Michelle A. Morges, Krystan R. Grant, Catriona M. MacPhail, and Matthew S. Johnston "A Novel Technique for Orchiectomy and Scrotal Ablation in the Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps)," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 40(1), 204-206, (1 March 2009). https://doi.org/10.1638/2007-0169.1
Received: 7 December 2007; Published: 1 March 2009
KEYWORDS
laser
orchiectomy
Petaurus breviceps
scrotal ablation
sugar glider
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