Guilmette Josée, Langlois Isabelle, Hélie Pierre, El Warrak Alexander de Oliveira
Department of Clinical Sciences (Guilmette, Langlois, El Warrak) and Department of Pathology and Microbiology (Hélie), Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, 3200 Sicotte, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec J2S 2M2.
Can J Vet Res. 2015 Oct;79(4):323-8.
The objective of this study was to compare 2 surgical approaches (scrotal or abdominal) for castration of guinea pigs and to investigate post-operative infection rates with either technique. Forty-eight guinea pigs were castrated by scrotal or abdominal technique after being randomly assigned to 1 of 2 groups (n = 24). Individuals were either castrated by an experienced exotic animal surgeon (n = 12) or by an experienced small animal surgeon (n = 12). Surgical wounds were evaluated daily before euthanasia for histological evaluation 2 wks after surgery. Post-operative infection rate was significantly higher in the scrotal group than in the abdominal group, with a higher rate for the experienced small animal surgeon. Castration of guinea pigs with the abdominal technique is significantly faster and has a significantly lower post-operative infection rate than the scrotal technique.
本研究的目的是比较豚鼠去势的两种手术方法（阴囊或腹部），并调查两种技术的术后感染率。48只豚鼠被随机分为2组（每组n = 24），分别采用阴囊或腹部技术去势。个体要么由经验丰富的外来动物外科医生进行去势（n = 12），要么由经验丰富的小动物外科医生进行去势（n = 12）。在术后2周进行组织学评估前，每天对手术伤口进行评估，直至安乐死。阴囊组的术后感染率显著高于腹部组，经验丰富的小动物外科医生的感染率更高。与阴囊技术相比，采用腹部技术对豚鼠进行去势明显更快，术后感染率也显著更低。
