COMPARISON OF CONVENTIONAL AND LAPAROSCOPIC METHOD OF CYSTOLITHOTOMY IN DOGS
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2017-10
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KARNATAKA VETERINARY, ANIMAL AND FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, BIDAR
Abstract
The study was conducted to compare and evaluate the conventional and
laparoscopic method of cystolithotomy in dogs. Twelve dogs with cystolithiasis were
selected for the study and divided into two groups A and B consisting of six dogs each.
Group A dogs were subjected to the conventional method of cystolithotomy and Group B
dogs were subjected to the laparoscopic method of cystolithotomy. Operative time
required for Group B was significantly higher as compared to Group A due to lengthy
and complex laparoscopic procedure. There was no major intraoperative or postoperative
complication observed in both the groups, except in two dogs of Group B where,
intracorporeal suturing of the urinary bladder could not be accomplished and it was
repaired by conventional method. The result of the study indicated there was no
significant variations between and within the groups in most of the clinical (BCS),
physiological (rectal temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate), hematological (PCV, TEC,
Hb, TLC and DLC) and biochemical parameters (ALT, creatinine, BUN, calcium and
phosphorus); except, UMPS, cortisol and C-reactive protein, which showed significantly
higher values in Group A dogs which can be attributed to surgical stress caused by
lengthy incision and tissue handling. Heart rate and neutrophil count showed significant
variation within the groups. Finally, on the basis of the observations and the evaluations
during the present study, it could be concluded that the conventional method of
cystolithotomy may be preferred over laparoscopic method of cystolithotomy under
available circumstances.