Pneumoperitoneum induces morphological alterations in the rat testicle

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 t...

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Published in:Acta cirúrgica brasileira 2013-06, Vol.28 (6), p.419-422
Main Authors: Carina Teixeira Ribeiro, Diogo Benchimol De Souza, Jorge Luiz Medeiros Jr, Waldemar Silva Costa, Marco Aurélio Pereira-Sampaio, Francisco José Barcellos Sampaio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Histology
Pneumoperitoneum
Rats
Testis
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Summary: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
ISSN:0102-8650