Case Report

Surgical Management of Abortion in a Rat

Volume: 10 Number: 2 December 12, 2021
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Surgical Management of Abortion in a Rat

Abstract

The gestation period of rats is on average 21 to 23 days. Conceptus can be detected by ultrasonography after the 8‐9th days of the pregnancy. The total number of fetuses per pregnancy is 1 to 20. In some cases, abortion occurs depending on many etiological factors, and it is the most common complication of pregnancy. The subject of the present case report was the surgical management of spontaneous abortion using inhalation anesthesia in a rat. The material of the case report was a female albino 2‐year‐ old rat weighing about 450 gr. The rat was admitted with vaginal bleeding and abortion in to the clinic. In anamnesis, it was reported that a pup was stillborn about three hours ago and then no other pup was delivered. Furthermore, it was informed that there was ongoing vaginal bleeding since the last 4‐5 hours. Upon physical examination and ultrasonography, the case was diagnosed as abortion. It was decided to intervene with the abortion by surgery. The rat was premedicated subcutaneously with atropine sulphate and general anesthesia was induced with isoflurane through inhalation. Then, celiotomy was performed at cauda umbilicus. In total, 13 non viable fetuses were removed from both uterine horns. Incision wounds were sutured and the rat was evenly awakened from anesthesia and discharged. In conclusion, surgical management of the abortion case using inhalation anesthesia was successfully performed on the rat.

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Thanks

This article was presented as abstract (online oral presentation) in INESEC 2020-4th International Health sciences Conference (IHSC 2020).

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Surgery

Journal Section

Case Report

Publication Date

December 12, 2021

Submission Date

November 29, 2020

Acceptance Date

January 5, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 10 Number: 2

APA
Kurt, S., & Salar, S. (2021). Surgical Management of Abortion in a Rat. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 10(2), 196-198. https://doi.org/10.31196/huvfd.827437
AMA
1.Kurt S, Salar S. Surgical Management of Abortion in a Rat. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2021;10(2):196-198. doi:10.31196/huvfd.827437
Chicago
Kurt, Serdal, and Seçkin Salar. 2021. “Surgical Management of Abortion in a Rat”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 10 (2): 196-98. https://doi.org/10.31196/huvfd.827437.
EndNote
Kurt S, Salar S (December 1, 2021) Surgical Management of Abortion in a Rat. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 10 2 196–198.
IEEE
[1]S. Kurt and S. Salar, “Surgical Management of Abortion in a Rat”, Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 196–198, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.31196/huvfd.827437.
ISNAD
Kurt, Serdal - Salar, Seçkin. “Surgical Management of Abortion in a Rat”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 10/2 (December 1, 2021): 196-198. https://doi.org/10.31196/huvfd.827437.
JAMA
1.Kurt S, Salar S. Surgical Management of Abortion in a Rat. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2021;10:196–198.
MLA
Kurt, Serdal, and Seçkin Salar. “Surgical Management of Abortion in a Rat”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, vol. 10, no. 2, Dec. 2021, pp. 196-8, doi:10.31196/huvfd.827437.
Vancouver
1.Serdal Kurt, Seçkin Salar. Surgical Management of Abortion in a Rat. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2021 Dec. 1;10(2):196-8. doi:10.31196/huvfd.827437