| Journal: | Veterinaria México OA |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000439062 |
| ISSN: | 2007-5472 |
| Authors: | Rodríguez Alarcón, Carlos A1 Rivera Barreno, Ramón1 Staines Orozco, Hugo S2 Cataño, Rafael2 Juárez, José L2 Usón Casaús, Jesús M3 Pérez Merino, Eva M3 Hernández Pérez, Alfredo1 Beristain Ruiz, Diana M1 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Departamento de Ciencias Veterinarias, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. México 2Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Departmento de Ciencias Médicas, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. México 3Universidad de Extremadura, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Cáceres. España |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Season: | Abr-Jun |
| Volumen: | 6 |
| Number: | 2 |
| Country: | México |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Nota breve o noticia |
| Approach: | Experimental |
| English abstract | This study describes the advantages and disadvantages of using the rabbit as an animal model for surgical training in the Nissen laparoscopic fundoplication technique. Six New Zealand rabbits weighing between 2.5 and 3.5 kg were used. Nissen fundoplication was performed successfully in five out of six animals. Average procedure time was 47 minutes, with a maximum of 80 minutes for the first surgery and a minimum of 30 minutes for the last. Main advantages of the rabbit model are ease of animal restrain and low cost. The rabbit allows for the recreation of the human surgical environment, albeit showing a lower degree of difficulty. We thus consider this surgical model to be valuable only for skill development on basic stages of the laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication technique. For advanced stages of this surgical procedure, use of other animal models with further anatomical similarities to humans, such as the swine model, are recommended |
| Disciplines: | Medicina veterinaria y zootecnia, Medicina |
| Keyword: | Pequeñas especies, Medicina experimental, Conejos, Modelos quirúrgicos, Entrenamiento, Funduplicatura de Nissen, Laparoscopia |
| Keyword: | Companion animals, Experimental medicine, Rabbits, Surgical models, Training, Nissen fundoplication, Laparoscopy |
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