Abstract

HERNANDEZ LOPEZ, Carlos Andrés  and  RODRIGUEZ SILVA, Martha Elena. Minimally invasive surgery of the abdomen and thorax in veterinary medicine in Medellin, Colombia. Ces. Med. Vet. Zootec. [online]. 2015, vol.10, n.1, pp.71-76. ISSN 1900-9607.

Despite decades of evolution of minimally invasive surgery on humans, only in recent years it has been included in veterinary practice. Publications on this subject have increased significantly in the last five years. However, its development in Colombia is very limited despite the advantages of this technique. The first interventions in Medellin were conducted on horses during year 2000. Veterinarians from the Center for Veterinary and Animal Science at CES University began training and conducted laparoscopic surgeries on dogs in 2006. At present, only the abovementioned veterinary hospital performs minimally invasive procedures in abdomen and thorax routinely on small animals, and only the Master´s program in Veterinary Medicine for Small Animal Species of the same university provides basic training in this field. Minimally invasive surgery techniques quickly gain spaces in veterinary practice throughout the world and constitute an alternative career development in Colombia.

Keywords : Laparoscopy; minimally invasive surgery; thoracoscopy; veterinary surgery.

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