Acta Vet. Brno 2015, 84: 167-171

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201584020167

Emergency laparoscopic cryptorchidectomy for acute abdomen due to testicular torsion in a dog

Michal Crha1, Bart Van Goethem2, Milan Dvořák1, Alois Nečas1

1University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Small Animal Clinic, Czech Republic
2Ghent University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Small Animal Medicine and Clinical Biology, Merelbeke, Belgium

Received December 5, 2014
Accepted February 25, 2015

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