title: Obstructive uropathy secondary to uterine leiomyoma in a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes).
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Sciences, Michale E Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine and Research, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Bastrop, TX, USA. phanley@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: Patrick W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Hanley
authors.forename: Kirstin F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Barnhart
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Satterfield
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: McArthur
authors.forename: Stephanie J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Buchl
authors.forename: Wallace B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Baze
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018420:Ape Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000662:veterinary*; D002679:Pan troglodytes; D016896:Treatment Outcome
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