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Laparoscopic repair of an umbilical hernia in a Western chimpanzee ( Pan troglodytes verus ) rescued in Sierra Leone
Author(s) -
Pizarro Andrea Isabel,
Amarasekaran Bala,
Brown Donna,
Pizzi Romain
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/jmp.12409
Subject(s) - sierra leone , laparoscopy , umbilical hernia , hernia , medicine , troglodytes , surgery , biology , zoology , history , ethnology
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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