136166 20260217205524.0 doi 10.3390/ani14121826 sideral 139116 ART-2024-139116 eng Vázquez, Francisco J. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-8712-2275 Use of Knotless Barbed Sutures in Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernioplasty in Horses: 40 Cases 2024 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Inguinal hernias (IHs) and ruptures are a relatively common condition in horses, occurring in foals (congenital) and adult (acquired) animals. A retrospective observational analysis was conducted on 40 cases that underwent laparoscopic surgery to close the VRs using barbed sutures alone or combined with other techniques. Signalment, clinical presentation, surgery, and follow-up data were obtained. In total, fifty-nine VRs were closed using barbed sutures (alone or in combination with other methods), with six cases performed prophylactically and forty-four due to acquired IH. Of the forty-four cases with IH, four were non-strangulated hernias, while thirty presented with strangulated small intestines (twenty-eight acquired and two congenital). The results obtained in this study suggest that laparoscopic hernioplasty with barbed sutures is an effective and safe surgical procedure that could be recommended as a standard practice for managing inguinal hernias in horses, particularly when sparing testicles or preserving reproductive capabilities is a priority. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es 2.7 2024 VETERINARY SCIENCES 21 / 170 = 0.124 2024 Q1 T1 AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE 15 / 86 = 0.174 2024 Q1 T1 0.733 2024 Veterinary (miscellaneous) 2024 Q1 Animal Science and Zoology 2024 Q1 5.2 2024 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Argüelles, David Muñoz, Juan A. Genton, Martin Méndez Angulo, José L. Climent, Frederic Roquet, Imma Iglesias, Manuel Velloso Álvarez, Ana Vitoria, Arantza Bulnes, Fernando Saitua, Aritz Romero, Antonio Ezquerra, Javier Prades, Marta López-Sanromán, F. Javier Rossignol, Fabrice 1009 617 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Patología Animal Área Medicina y Cirugía Animal 14, 12 (2024), 1826 Animals (Basel) Animals 2076-2615 1862797 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/136166/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2768486 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/136166/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:136166 articulos driver 2026-02-17-20:29:53 ARTICLE