A wound retraction device for laparoscopic-assisted intestinal surgery in @entity235 and XXXX .

@entity1 @entity235 @entity254 @entity532 @entity468 @entity298
OBJECTIVES: To report experience with laparoscopic-assisted intestinal resection and @entity254 for treatment of discrete intestinal masses using a novel wound retraction device. STUDY DESIGN: Case series. ANIMALS: @entity235 (n=2) and @entity468 (6). METHODS: @entity235 and @entity468 with discrete intestinal masses identified by ultrasonography without evidence of intestinal perforation or @entity298 , were included. A 2 portal technique was used; 1 portal was enlarged for insertion of the wound retraction device through which the intestine was examined as thoroughly as possible. The diseased portion of the intestine was exteriorized through the wound retractor and resection and @entity254 of the intestinal mass performed. RESULTS: Of the 8 animals, laparoscopic-assisted intestinal resection and @entity254 through the wound retractor was performed in 2 @entity235 and 3 @entity468 . In 3 @entity468 , based on either location or extent of the lesion, 2 were converted to laparoscopic-assisted intestinal biopsies and 1 to an open colocolostomy. No other intra- or perioperative @entity532 were encountered and all animals survived to discharge. CONCLUSIONS: Laparoscopic-assisted intestinal resection and @entity254 can be performed in select @entity235 and feline @entity1 with modestly sized, discrete intestinal masses.
