Pneumoperitoneum induces morphological alterations in the rat testicle
Acta cir. bras
; 28(6): 419-422, June 2013. ilus
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To investigate the seminiferous tubule histological morphology after an 8 mmHg pneumoperitoneum in the rat model.METHODS:
Fourteen rats were divided into two groups a Sham group submitted to anesthesia and a pneumoperitoneum (Pp) group submitted to abdominal insufflation at 8 mmHg during three hours, followed by desuflation. All rats were killed after six weeks, testicles were collected and evaluated for the tubule diameter, germinative epithelium height and Johnsen´s score. Means were compared by using the Student's-t-test.RESULTS:
The seminiferous tubule diameter was diminished by 11.3% in the group submitted to pneumoperitoneum (p<0.05). No significant difference was found among the groups when analyzing the epithelium height and Johnsen´s score.CONCLUSION:
In the rat model, the seminiferous tubules present structural alterations when subjected to pneumoperitoneum of 8 mmHg during three hours.Key words
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Index:
LILACS
Main subject:
Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial
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Testis
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Acta cir. bras
Journal subject:
CIRURGIA GERAL
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Procedimentos Cir£rgicos Operat¢rios
Year:
2013
Type:
Article