title: Treatment of an acquired abdominal hernia in a polar bear (Thalarctos maritimus).
abstract: A heart rate radio-transmitter was surgically implanted in the abdomen of a captive adult male polar bear (Thalarctos maritimus), but within five weeks a purulent discharge was observed at the incision site. The transmitter was surgically removed along with many fragments of the fractured encapsulation material. The skin incision healed, but a large hernia remained. Repeated localized trauma to the hernia sac necessitated surgical repair.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D013686:Telemetry / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000662:veterinary; D001503:Ursidae