Clinical use of laparoscopy in horses

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Luís Cláudio Lopes Correia da Silva
Márcio Augusto Ferreira
Raquel Yvonne Arantes Baccarin
Wilson Roberto Fernandes

Abstract

Although laparoscopic techniques have been known and used in horses since 1970, their clinical use has improved only during the last years. Laparoscopy is frequently indicated in cases of peritonitis, intestinal lesions, duodenojejunitis, adhesions, cryptorchidism, internal organ biopsy and diagnosis or abdominal abscesses and tumors. Adequate knowledge about the technique, laparoscopic anatomy and clinical applications wil1 allow laparoscopy to become a routine diagnostic method in equine medicine.

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SILVA, L. C. L. C. DA; FERREIRA, M. A.; BACCARIN, R. Y. A.; FERNANDES, W. R. Clinical use of laparoscopy in horses. Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 3, n. 3, p. 12-20, 1 Dec. 2000.
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LARGE AND MEDIUM ANIMALS