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Laparoscopic repair of an umbilical hernia in a Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) rescued in Sierra Leone
Authors:Andrea Isabel Pizarro  Bala Amarasekaran  Donna Brown  Romain Pizzi
Abstract:Laparoscopic umbilical hernia repair was performed in an adult female Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) in a rescue centre in Sierra Leone. Biological mesh and laparoscopic spiral tacks via three 5 mm laparoscopy ports were used to close a 4 cm hernia. The chimpanzee recovered quickly and the hernia did not recur.
Keywords:endoscopy  great ape  laparoscopy  primate  surgery  wildlife
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