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SUBMITTER: Okuyama MW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5735274 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Okuyama Minami W MW Sugiura Tomochika T Moriyoshi Masaharu M Yamashita Kazuto K Tamura Jun J Katagiri Seiji S
The Journal of reproduction and development 20171014 6
For examining pig ovaries, which have complex structures, laparoscopy is a useful technique, but requires general anesthesia; therefore, it cannot be performed repeatedly within a short period of time. We report a transvaginal endoscopy-based technique for conducting ovarian examinations without general anesthesia. Sows were sedated in pig stalls. Using a colonoscope, the vaginal wall was punctured with a trocar. To avoid the trocar being caught in the broad ligament of the uterus or the connect ...[more]