Caesarean section in a pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) and the management of the wound.
A laparohysterotomy was performed on a 17-year-old pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) to remove a dead over-sized fetus. The operation was successful and the animal recovered, but the surgical wound broke down and healed slowly by second intention.
Flach
E J
EJ
Veterinary Science Group, Institute of Zoology, Dunstable.
Furrokh
I K
IK
Thornton
S M
SM
Smith
J
J
Parkyn
J P
JP
Campbell
E J
EJ
D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000662:veterinary; D011247:Pregnancy; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D014945:Wound Healing