| Literature DB >> 23561890 |
Patrick W Hanley1, Kirstin F Barnhart, William C Satterfield, Mark J McArthur, Stephanie J Buchl, Wallace B Baze.
Abstract
Complications due to uterine leiomyomata in chimpanzees have rarely been documented. Here we describe a female chimpanzee that developed severe hydronephrosis in the right kidney due to leiomyoma. Because hysterectomy did not alleviate the hydronephrosis, nephrectomy was elected. After these procedures, the chimpanzee is doing well. Leiomyomata screening programs with treatment algorithms are a useful component of a comprehensive chimpanzee program.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23561890 PMCID: PMC3527761
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Comp Med ISSN: 1532-0820 Impact factor: 0.982