Laparoscopic-assisted cryptorchidectomy in an adult reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

• Published in: Veterinary Medicine International
• Main Authors: Pizzi, Romain, Girling, Simon, Bell, Andrew, Tjolle, Adam, Brown, Donna, Devine, Craig
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing 2011
• Subjects: Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/134167/; http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/134167/1/134167.pdf

A successful laparoscopic-assisted cryptorchidectomy is reported in a novel species, the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus). The procedure was performed in an 8-year-old adult positioned in dorsolateral oblique recumbency, with an open approach midline subumbilical placement of the primary 10 mm optical port and carbon dioxide insufflation at 12 mmHg. Three 5 mm instrument ports were inserted under visualization in the left caudal abdomen as the retained testicle was localized to the internal inguinal ring. A 5 mm flexible organ retractor was used to assist in localizing the retained testicle. This procedure provided a less invasive alternative to open laparotomy. The authors are unaware of any published reports of laparoscopy in reindeer, or of laparoscopic assisted cryptorchidectomy in deer species.