Laparoscopic-Assisted Cryptorchidectomy in an Adult Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)‎

Abstract EN

A successful laparoscopic-assisted cryptorchidectomy is reported in a novel species, the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus).

The procedure was performed in an 8-year-old adult positioned in dorsolateral oblique recumbency, with an open approach midline subumbilical placement of the primary 10 mm optical port and carbon dioxide insufflation at 12 mmHg.

Three 5 mm instrument ports were inserted under visualization in the left caudal abdomen as the retained testicle was localized to the internal inguinal ring.

A 5 mm flexible organ retractor was used to assist in localizing the retained testicle.

This procedure provided a less invasive alternative to open laparotomy.

The authors are unaware of any published reports of laparoscopy in reindeer, or of laparoscopic assisted cryptorchidectomy in deer species.