title: Caesarean section in a pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) and the management of the wound.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Science Group, Institute of Zoology, Dunstable.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Flach
authors.forename: I K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Furrokh
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Thornton
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Parkyn
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: 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