title: Foreign body urethral obstruction in a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A 34-year-old, captive-born, vasectomized male chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) presented with lethargy and scrotal swelling.
  
  
  METHODS
  Urethral obstruction was diagnosed via urethroscopy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Removal of the grass stem foreign body resolved the obstruction. Scrotal and preputial ulceration developed from urine scald, which was managed with surgical debridement and antibiotics.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  After 7 weeks, the animal was reintroduced to its troup and has been healthy for 11 months.
authors.affiliation: Wildlife Veterinary Hospital, Lion Country Safari and The Elgin Center for Conservation and Behavioral Research, Loxahatchee, FL 33470, USA. vet@lioncountrysafari.com
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Hammond
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cyril
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004724:Endoscopy; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D002679:Pan troglodytes; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*