Laparoscopic cryptorchidectomy in two dogs with testicular torsion

Authors: Bruckner M, Wagner J
Publication: Australian Veterinary Practitioner, Volume 51, Issue 1, pp 26-31, Mar 2021
Publisher: Australian Veterinary Association

Animal type: Dog
Subject Terms: Clinical examination, Surgery
Article class: Clinical Report

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Abstract:

Two dogs with unilateral abdominal cryptorchidism were presented for cryptorchidectomy. Abdominal ultrasound was performed in both cases. Case 1 showed a moderately enlarged pampiniform plexus, consistent with spermatic cord torsion, whereas testicular torsion was not evident in Case 2. A laparoscopic-assisted cryptorchidectomy was performed in Case 1, by placing a second cannula directly over the affected testicle, which was then grasped and exteriorised from the abdominal cavity, before extracorporeal ligation. A total laparoscopic approach was performed in Case 2, by placing two additional ports cranial and caudal to the camera port. The cryptorchid abdominal testicle was completely wrapped in omentum and the testicular vessels and ductus deferens were twisted around each other; sealing and transection were performed with the aid of a vessel-sealing device. Portals were connected via a full-thickness incision and the twisted testicle removed. Recovery was uneventful in both cases.

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