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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Laparoscopy

Surgical procedure to examine and/or treat abdominal and pelvic organs through a small surgical viewing instrument (laparoscope) inserted into the abdomen.

WWW References:

• Laparascopy (photo)
• Reptile Laparoscopy: Studies of the Reproductive Biology of Sea Turtles

Citations:

• Wood, J.R., Wood, F.E., Critchley, K.H., Wildt, D.E., and Bush, M. 1983. Laparoscopy of the green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas. British Journal of Herpetology 6: 323-327.
• Moraes-Neto, M., DAmato, A. F., Santos, A. S. and Godfrey, M. H. 2003. Retrieval of an esophageal foreign body (fish hook) using esophagostomy in an olive ridley turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea. - Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery 13: 26-28.

Entered by: Matthew Godfrey
Modified by: Lucy Hawkes, Michael Coyne,
Entered: 2004-12-14 08:48:58
Last modified: 2005-07-27 21:18:11