The Use of Abdominal Ultrasound to Improve the Cryptorchidectomy of Pigs
This study aimed to describe a technique to locate retained testes in pigs by means of ultrasound examination and thereafter proceed with cryptorchidectomy. Fifty-two monolateral cryptorchid pigs were enrolled. After anaesthesia, 42 pigs (Group U) underwent ultrasound examination before cryptorchide...
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| author | Alice Carbonari Edoardo Lillo Vincenzo Cicirelli Raffaele Luigi Sciorsci Annalisa Rizzo |
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| description | This study aimed to describe a technique to locate retained testes in pigs by means of ultrasound examination and thereafter proceed with cryptorchidectomy. Fifty-two monolateral cryptorchid pigs were enrolled. After anaesthesia, 42 pigs (Group U) underwent ultrasound examination before cryptorchidectomy, and 10 pigs (Group C) were used as control group without ultrasonography. The total duration of anaesthesia, ultrasound examination, and surgery was evaluated. In 10 pigs of Group U and 10 pigs of Group C, the heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR), and body temperature (T) were monitored to assess intraoperative pain response. An operator used the Piglet Grimace Scale (PGS) to assess postoperative pain. In Group U, the total time required for anaesthesia and surgery was less than Group C. No intra- or postoperative complications were reported in both groups. For HR, RR, and T, no statistically significant differences were observed. During the postoperative pain assessment, the highest pain scores were recorded at T6 (6 h after surgery). Ultrasound examination was found to be a valid technique for locating the retained testis in the abdomen in cryptorchid pigs and to reduce the duration of the surgery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c9ec0e7e5ac441d4aca64d091b08b7132023-11-30T22:39:58ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152022-07-011214176310.3390/ani12141763The Use of Abdominal Ultrasound to Improve the Cryptorchidectomy of PigsAlice Carbonari0Edoardo Lillo1Vincenzo Cicirelli2Raffaele Luigi Sciorsci3Annalisa Rizzo4Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, 70121 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, 70121 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, 70121 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, 70121 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, 70121 Bari, ItalyThis study aimed to describe a technique to locate retained testes in pigs by means of ultrasound examination and thereafter proceed with cryptorchidectomy. Fifty-two monolateral cryptorchid pigs were enrolled. After anaesthesia, 42 pigs (Group U) underwent ultrasound examination before cryptorchidectomy, and 10 pigs (Group C) were used as control group without ultrasonography. The total duration of anaesthesia, ultrasound examination, and surgery was evaluated. In 10 pigs of Group U and 10 pigs of Group C, the heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR), and body temperature (T) were monitored to assess intraoperative pain response. An operator used the Piglet Grimace Scale (PGS) to assess postoperative pain. In Group U, the total time required for anaesthesia and surgery was less than Group C. No intra- or postoperative complications were reported in both groups. For HR, RR, and T, no statistically significant differences were observed. During the postoperative pain assessment, the highest pain scores were recorded at T6 (6 h after surgery). Ultrasound examination was found to be a valid technique for locating the retained testis in the abdomen in cryptorchid pigs and to reduce the duration of the surgery.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/14/1763swineultrasound examinationcryptorchidectomypain |
| spellingShingle | Alice Carbonari Edoardo Lillo Vincenzo Cicirelli Raffaele Luigi Sciorsci Annalisa Rizzo The Use of Abdominal Ultrasound to Improve the Cryptorchidectomy of Pigs Animals swine ultrasound examination cryptorchidectomy pain |
| title | The Use of Abdominal Ultrasound to Improve the Cryptorchidectomy of Pigs |
| title_full | The Use of Abdominal Ultrasound to Improve the Cryptorchidectomy of Pigs |
| title_fullStr | The Use of Abdominal Ultrasound to Improve the Cryptorchidectomy of Pigs |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Use of Abdominal Ultrasound to Improve the Cryptorchidectomy of Pigs |
| title_short | The Use of Abdominal Ultrasound to Improve the Cryptorchidectomy of Pigs |
| title_sort | use of abdominal ultrasound to improve the cryptorchidectomy of pigs |
| topic | swine ultrasound examination cryptorchidectomy pain |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/14/1763 |
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