Cusack Lara, Cutler Daniel, Mayer Joerg
J Zoo Wildl Med. 2017 Mar;48(1):228-231. doi: 10.1638/2016-0069.1.
Five sugar gliders ( Petaurus breviceps ), ranging in age from 3 mo to 3.5 yr of age, and one opossum ( Didelphis virginianus ), age 4.5 mo, presented for elective orchiectomy and scrotal ablation. The LigaSure™ device was safely used for orchiectomy and scrotal ablation in both species. Surgical time with the LigaSure was approximately 4 sec. No grooming of the incision site or self-mutilation was seen in the first 72 hr postoperatively. One sugar glider required postoperative wound care approximately 10 days postoperatively following incision-site grooming by a conspecific. The LigaSure provides a rapid, technologically simple and safe surgical technique for scrotal ablation and orchiectomy in the marsupial patient that minimizes surgical, anesthetic, and recovery times.
五只蜜袋鼯（短头袋鼯属），年龄在3个月至3.5岁之间，以及一只负鼠（弗吉尼亚负鼠），年龄为4.5个月，因择期睾丸切除术和阴囊切除术前来就诊。LigaSure™设备被安全地用于这两个物种的睾丸切除术和阴囊切除术。使用LigaSure的手术时间约为4秒。术后72小时内未观察到切口部位的梳理行为或自残行为。一只蜜袋鼯在术后约10天，在被同物种梳理切口部位后需要术后伤口护理。LigaSure为有袋类动物患者的阴囊切除术和睾丸切除术提供了一种快速、技术简单且安全的手术技术，可将手术、麻醉和恢复时间降至最低。
