Abstract
The aim of the study was to compare two laparotomy approaches (flank and midventral). Ten (n = 10) apparently healthy goats of different breeds and sex, average age of 12 ± 2.1 months, and average weight of 13.4 ± 2 kg were used for the investigation. The goats were randomly divided into flank and midventral groups, each group comprising five goats (n = 5). Standard aseptic laparotomy was performed under lumbosacral epidural anaesthesia with mild sedation. Postsurgical wound score showed significant difference (P < 0.05) in erythema at 18–24 hours and 10–14 days after surgery between the two approaches; significant difference of dehiscence between the two groups was also recorded at 10–14 days after surgery. Total white blood cells (WBC) and lymphocytes counts were significantly different (P < 0.05) at the first and second week after surgery. There was significant difference of platelets critical value and platelets dimension width at the first and second week after surgery. Significant difference of packed cells volume between the two approaches was also recorded one week after surgery. It was concluded that midventral laparotomy approach can be conveniently and safely performed under aseptic precautions without fear of intra- and postoperative clinical problems.
Highlights
Laparotomy in goat is an invasive surgical procedure into the abdominal cavity that allows visual examination of abdominal organs and documentation and correction of certain pathologic abnormalities observed [1, 2]
Laparotomy is indicated for exploration of abdominal and pelvic cavities and other surgical procedures involving abdominal and pelvic organs; other specific indications are caesarean section, embryo transfer to produce transgenic goats, ovariectomy, rumenotomy, abomasotomy, ventral abdominal herniorrhaphy, intestinal resection, anastomosis, and cystotomy [5,6,7,8,9,10,11]
The approach is associated with some challenges: animals tend to rub the surgical site during healing against available solid objects leading to loosening of sutures and subsequently formation of wound dehiscence, prolonged lateral recumbency in goats under anaesthesia is associated with decrease in rumen stasis thereby predisposing the animal to bloat and toxemic lactic acidosis, and the accessibility to the distant organs is limited [12]
Summary
Laparotomy in goat is an invasive surgical procedure into the abdominal cavity that allows visual examination of abdominal organs and documentation and correction of certain pathologic abnormalities observed [1, 2]. It constitutes the single largest group of surgical operations carried out in ruminants [3, 4]. We hypothesized that midventral laparotomy approach could be an alternative to flank laparotomy approach without much intra- and postsurgical complications To test this hypothesis we compare the surgical wound assessment, intra- and postsurgical assessment, haematological profile, and subjective healing
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