Comparison of pain and postoperative stress in dogs undergoing natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery, laparoscopic, and open oophorectomy

• Published in: Gastrointestinal endoscopy Vol. 72; no. 2; pp. 373 - 380
• Main Authors: Freeman, Lynetta J., Rahmani, Emad Y., Al-Haddad, Mohammad, Sherman, Stuart, Chiorean, Michael V., Selzer, Don J., Snyder, Paul W., Constable, Peter D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mosby, Inc 01.08.2010
• Subjects: Animals; C-Reactive Protein - metabolism; Disease Models, Animal; Dogs; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Interleukin-6 - blood; Laparoscopy - methods; Laparotomy - methods; Ovarian Diseases - surgery; Ovariectomy - methods; Pain Measurement; Pain, Postoperative - blood; Pain, Postoperative - diagnosis; Prospective Studies; Stomach; Stress, Physiological - physiology; CRP; NOTES; IL-6; interleukin 6; natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery; C-reactive protein

Few studies are available to compare the potential benefits of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) approaches to traditional surgery. To compare complications, surgical stress, and postoperative pain. Prospective study in dogs. Research laboratory. Thirty dogs. Oophorectomy proce...