Technological Advances in Endoscopic Equipment in Exotic Pet Medicine

Izidora Sladakovic; Stephen J Divers

doi:10.1016/j.cvex.2019.05.003

Technological Advances in Endoscopic Equipment in Exotic Pet Medicine

Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2019 Sep;22(3):489-499. doi: 10.1016/j.cvex.2019.05.003.

Authors

Izidora Sladakovic¹, Stephen J Divers²

Affiliations

¹ Northside Veterinary Specialists, 335 Mona Vale Road, Terrey Hills, New South Wales 2085, Australia. Electronic address: izidora@avesvet.com.au.
² Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, 2200 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30602, USA. Electronic address: sdivers@uga.edu.

PMID: 31395327
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvex.2019.05.003

Abstract

The aim of this article is to review some of the technological advances in endoscopy and endosurgery. The article focuses on a few key areas relevant to exotic pets, including advances in urolith management, visualization, and laparoscopic surgery.

Keywords: 3D visualization; 4K resolution; Endoscopy; Endosurgery; Laparoscopy; Laser lithotripsy; SILS.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anesthesia / methods
Anesthesia / veterinary
Animal Diseases / diagnosis*
Animal Diseases / therapy*
Animals
Animals, Exotic*
Endoscopes / trends
Endoscopes / veterinary*
Endoscopy / instrumentation
Endoscopy / veterinary*
Humans
Image Enhancement / instrumentation
Image Enhancement / methods
Image Enhancement / standards
Imaging, Three-Dimensional / trends
Imaging, Three-Dimensional / veterinary
Laparoscopy / instrumentation
Laparoscopy / methods
Laparoscopy / trends
Laparoscopy / veterinary
Lithotripsy, Laser / instrumentation
Lithotripsy, Laser / veterinary
Optical Imaging / trends
Optical Imaging / veterinary
Urolithiasis / therapy
Urolithiasis / veterinary