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Laparoscopic appendectomy to remove a metallic foreign body in a wild Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) undergoing rehabilitation |
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| Authors: | Karmele Llano Sanchez Ayu B Handayani Christine L Nelson Jaclyn WL Eng Wendi Prameswari Nigel Hicks Romain Pizzi |
| Affiliation: | 1. Yayasan International Animal Rescue Indonesia, Ketapang, Indonesia;2. Orangutan Veterinary Aid, Launceston, United Kingdom;3. Wildlife Surgery International, Roslin, United Kingdom;4. Scottish SPCA National Wildlife Rescue Centre, Fishcross, United Kingdom;5. Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
| Abstract: | A laparoscopic appendectomy was performed in a wild orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) undergoing rehabilitation, for a metal nail found on radiographs, using 3‐mm instrumentation. Post‐operative healing was rapid and uneventful, with return to the forest within 10 days. This is the first report of minimally invasive surgery in a wild orangutan. |
| Keywords: | appendix caecum laparoscopy minimally invasive surgery primate surgery |
