Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta, GA 30315, USA.
Vet Rec. 2011 Jan 22;168(3):78. doi: 10.1136/vr.c6361. Epub 2011 Jan 17.
Lidocaine intrathecal anaesthesia was used to perform phallectomies in 15 hybrid Galapagos tortoises (Geochelone nigra) in a field setting as part of a conservation and ecosystem restoration project in the Galapagos Islands. The intrathecal injection was performed in the dorsal intercoccygeal region of the tail. Once the tail and hindlimbs were relaxed and the phallus was easily exteriorised, phallectomy was performed in a routine manner. All the animals recovered well from the procedure and were walking 30 to 60 minutes after surgery. No adverse effects were noted as a result of lidocaine intrathecal anaesthesia. One of the larger animals had evidence of haemorrhage from the surgical site 48 hours postoperatively. All tortoises continued to make full recoveries and were released on to the island of Pinta in May 2010.
利多卡因鞘内麻醉用于在加拉帕戈斯群岛的一个保护和生态恢复项目中对 15 只杂种加拉帕戈斯象龟（Geochelone nigra）进行尾部的阴茎切除术，这些象龟是在野外环境中进行的。鞘内注射在尾巴的背侧尾骨间区域进行。一旦尾巴和后肢松弛，阴茎很容易外露，就可以常规地进行阴茎切除术。所有动物在手术后恢复良好，术后 30 至 60 分钟即可行走。鞘内利多卡因麻醉没有引起任何不良反应。其中一只较大的动物在术后 48 小时出现手术部位出血的迹象。所有的乌龟都完全康复，并于 2010 年 5 月被放归平塔岛。
