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1 December 2015 LAPAROSCOPIC SALPINGECTOMY IN TWO CAPTIVE LEOPARDS (PANTHERA PARDUS) USING A SINGLE PORTAL ACCESS SYSTEM
Marthinus J. Hartman, Eric Monnet, Robert M. Kirberger, Johan P. Schoeman
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Abstract

Laparoscopic salpingectomy was performed in two adult leopards (Panthera pardus) using a single portal access system, with a multicannulated single-incision laparoscopic surgery port, without any complications. The poorly developed ovarian bursa provided easy access to the uterine tube for salpingectomy. Laparoscopic salpingectomy can be safely performed in the leopard using a single portal access system.

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Marthinus J. Hartman, Eric Monnet, Robert M. Kirberger, and Johan P. Schoeman "LAPAROSCOPIC SALPINGECTOMY IN TWO CAPTIVE LEOPARDS (PANTHERA PARDUS) USING A SINGLE PORTAL ACCESS SYSTEM," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 46(4), 945-948, (1 December 2015). https://doi.org/10.1638/2015-0109.1
Received: 19 May 2015; Published: 1 December 2015
KEYWORDS
laparoscopy
leopard
Panthera pardus
salpingectomy
SILS port
SPAS
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