| Literature DB >> 18634217 |
Ellen B Wiedner1, Charlie Gray, Peter Rich, Gary L Jacobson, Ramiro Isaza, Dennis Schmitt, William A Lindsay.
Abstract
Umbilical hernias were diagnosed in two captive-born, female Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) calves several weeks after birth. Daily manual reduction of the hernias for 5 wk in the first case and for 5 mo in the second resulted in complete closure of the defects. Nonsurgical repair of uncomplicated, fully reducible umbilical hernias in Asian elephants can be an alternative to surgery.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID： 18634217 DOI： 10.1638/2007-0024R.1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Zoo Wildl Med ISSN： 1042-7260 Impact factor: 0.776