Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Laparoscopic-assisted incisional colopexy by two portals access in a domestic cat with recurrent rectal prolapse.
- Journal:
- Journal of feline medicine and surgery
- Year:
- 2012
- Authors:
- Secchi, Priscila et al.
- Affiliation:
- Veterinary Hospital · Brazil
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
A 2-year-old female mixed-breed cat weighing 2.7 kg presented with recurrent rectal prolapse. The following report describes its treatment by laparoscopic-assisted incisional colopexy using two portals. The procedure was effective and without trans- or postoperative complications. Recurrent prolapses did not recur in the 2 months of postoperative observation.
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