COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF METHODS OF LIGATION OF OVARIAN VESSELS IN OVARIOGYSTEROECTOMY IN BITCHES

Abstract

The dog is the most common type of pet. These are companion animals, shepherd dogs, and service animals, that is, they can perform many different functions, improving and simplifying human life. In turn, owners should closely monitor the health of their pet, including the reproductive system. Sterilization of female small domestic animals, including bitches, is an urgent issue of controlling their numbers, as well as preventing pathologies of their reproductive system. Currently, there are several basic techniques for performing ovariohysterectomy in bitches, namely, the ligation of ovarian vessels, their electrocoagulation using a bipolar electrocoagulator, by applying vascular clips. The purpose of this work was to comparatively characterize the methods of ligation of ovarian vessels in female ovariohysterectomy and to search for the most effective, with the least complications and cheaper method of vascular ligation in ovariohysterectomy of service females. Endoscopic sterilization of females is carried out by LigaSure electrofusion (the technology of "soldering" blood vessels with electrosurgical instruments), so this method seems to be relevant when performing laparotomic ovariohysterectomy in bitches. In the course of the research, it was found that the ligation of ovarian vessels using the Ligash electrocoagulator is less traumatic, simpler, and the time of the surgical operation is reduced. During this manipulation, the contact of the surgeon's hands with the abdominal organs of the animal is minimized, which eliminates the occurrence of postoperative infections, tissue injury and pain after sterilization. This technique is carried out without the use of suture material, so there is no risk of complications in the form of its rejection or the development of an adhesive process.