Laparoscopic repair of an umbilical hernia in a Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) rescued in Sierra Leone |
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| Authors: | Andrea Isabel Pizarro Bala Amarasekaran Donna Brown Romain Pizzi |
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| 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. |
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| Keywords: | endoscopy great ape laparoscopy primate surgery wildlife |
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