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Endoscopy equipment and instrumentation for use in exotic animal medicine.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20381771     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The first descriptions of endoscopy date back to the times of Hippocrates (460-377 BC), who described the use of a rectal speculum in humans. Since that time, technologic advances have fueled the development of endoscopy equipment. The application of human pediatric instruments in exotic pet medicine has enabled these minimally invasive techniques to be applied to birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and small mammals. This article aims to summarize the development of endoscopy equipment and focuses on recent developments in miniature laparoscopy equipment that have found use in zoologic companion animal practice.
Authors:
Stephen J Divers
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice     Volume:  13     ISSN:  1558-4232     ISO Abbreviation:  Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-12     Completed Date:  2010-06-28     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9815628     Medline TA:  Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  171-85     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery (Zoological Medicine), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, 501 DW Brooks Drive, Athens, GA 30602, USA. sdivers@uga.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Animals, Domestic
Animals, Zoo / surgery*
Endoscopy / methods,  veterinary*
Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive / instrumentation,  methods,  veterinary
Veterinary Medicine / instrumentation*,  methods

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