Pedram Sepehr, Zehtabvar Omid, Rostami Amir, Akbarein Hesameddin, Zand Shayan, Rezvani Yasaman, Sari Mohammad Mahdi, Mollaei Zahra
Department of Surgery and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Anatomy Sector, Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Vet Med Int. 2025 Jul 24;2025:4041679. doi: 10.1155/vmi/4041679. eCollection 2025.
Turtles are one of the oldest reptiles and have evolved about 200 million years ago. One of them is the red-eared slider (). These freshwater turtles are native to the southern United States and northern Mexico. However, they have become popular pets in Iran and many countries around the world. Due to being non-native, they are considered one of the main dangers for the destruction of turtles' species in Iran and other countries. Therefore, knowing the location of coelomic cavity organs can be of great help in performing surgeries such as neutering in this species of turtle to prevent over reproduction and to preserve other species from the possibility of extinction and destruction. Due to the fact that a precise descriptive study of the anatomy of the coelomic structures in the red-eared slider has not been conducted so far, and considering the necessity of having accurate information about coelomic anatomy for performing various surgeries using laparoscopic techniques, this study was carried out to determine the laparoscopic anatomy of the coelomic organs in red-eared sliders. The turtles were off feed for 24 h before surgery. Anesthesia was induced with ketamine and diazepam and continued using the inhaler method. After scrubbing the prefemoral region and restraining, the center of the prefemoral fossa was sheared. The laparoscopy rigid lens was transmitted through this cut into the coelomic cavity without insufflation. After the completion of exploratory surgery, the cutting was closed. The study of coelomic cavity organs was performed on each of 5 turtles using laparoscopic technique with only one cut in the specified regions. The location and position of the organs were well determined to be used in future studies. The use of laparoscopic technique is a practical and reliable way to examine the organs of the coelomic cavity. Although this method requires factors such as the ability of the surgeon to use the device, it is a noninvasive technique that helps the surgeon in accessing the organs away from the cutting site.
龟是最古老的爬行动物之一，大约在2亿年前就已进化。其中一种是红耳龟。这些淡水龟原产于美国南部和墨西哥北部。然而，它们在伊朗和世界上许多国家都成了受欢迎的宠物。由于它们并非本土物种，在伊朗和其他国家，它们被视为龟类物种遭到破坏的主要危险之一。因此，了解体腔器官的位置对于给这种龟实施诸如绝育等手术非常有帮助，以防止过度繁殖，并保护其他物种免遭灭绝和破坏。由于目前尚未对红耳龟体腔结构的解剖进行精确的描述性研究，并且考虑到使用腹腔镜技术进行各种手术需要准确的体腔解剖信息，开展本研究以确定红耳龟体腔器官的腹腔镜解剖结构。手术前龟禁食24小时。用氯胺酮和地西泮诱导麻醉，并通过吸入法维持麻醉。在刷洗股前区并固定后，剪开股前窝中心。将腹腔镜硬质透镜通过此切口插入体腔，无需充气。探索性手术后，缝合切口。对5只龟中的每一只使用腹腔镜技术，仅在指定区域切开一刀，对体腔器官进行研究。器官的位置和方位已明确确定，可供未来研究使用。使用腹腔镜技术是检查体腔器官的一种实用且可靠的方法。尽管这种方法需要外科医生具备使用该设备的能力等因素，但它是一种非侵入性技术，有助于外科医生触及远离切口部位的器官。
