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  • Title: Equine laparoscopy: equipment and basic principles.
    Author: Caron JP.
    Journal: Compend Contin Educ Vet; 2012 Mar; 34(3):E1-7. PubMed ID: 22487777.
    Abstract:
    Laparoscopic techniques for veterinary surgery are growing in popularity for the same reason the use of minimally invasive procedures has increased tremendously in human surgery. Compared with open surgery, the benefits of laparoscopic surgery include smaller incisions, reduced postoperative morbidity and pain, shorter hospitalization, a more rapid return to normal activities, and, in some instances, superior access. Laparoscopic surgery is different from open surgery in equipment/instrumentation and psychomotor skills. This first article in a series on equine laparoscopic surgery introduces the necessary equipment and reviews basic techniques (e.g., triangulation, optimal coaxial alignment, ergonomics, instrument use) common to all procedures.
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