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T1 - Successful surgical treatment of obstructive liver disease caused by a biliary calculus in a captive Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes)
AU - Chatterton, J.
AU - Unwin, S.
AU - Rehman, I.U.
AU - Bridson-Walton, J.M.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - A 40-yr-old female chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) presented with intermittent, short-duration episodes of nonspecific clinical signs that included lethargy and reduced responsiveness to external stimuli. Clinical examination and diagnostics suggested obstructive hepatic disease, which was confirmed by subsequent ultrasonographic examination. During routine laparotomy, a biliary calculus was removed from the distal common bile duct and the gallbladder was removed, which resulted in complete clinical recovery. The biliary calculus was analyzed as a mixed composition of predominantly cholesterol, bilirubin, and calcium. © Copyright 2015 by American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
AB - A 40-yr-old female chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) presented with intermittent, short-duration episodes of nonspecific clinical signs that included lethargy and reduced responsiveness to external stimuli. Clinical examination and diagnostics suggested obstructive hepatic disease, which was confirmed by subsequent ultrasonographic examination. During routine laparotomy, a biliary calculus was removed from the distal common bile duct and the gallbladder was removed, which resulted in complete clinical recovery. The biliary calculus was analyzed as a mixed composition of predominantly cholesterol, bilirubin, and calcium. © Copyright 2015 by American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
KW - Biliary calculus
KW - chimpanzee
KW - cholecystectomy
KW - choledocholelithiasis
KW - Pan troglodytes.
KW - animal
KW - Ape Diseases
KW - female
KW - Gallstones
KW - Lung Diseases, Obstructive
KW - Pan troglodytes
KW - veterinary
KW - Animals
KW - Cholecystectomy
KW - Female
U2 - 10.1638/2013-0235.1
DO - 10.1638/2013-0235.1
M3 - Journal article
VL - 46
SP - 925
EP - 928
JO - Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
JF - Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
SN - 1042-7260
IS - 4
ER -