title: Laparoscopic appendectomy to remove a metallic foreign body in a wild Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) undergoing rehabilitation.
abstract: A laparoscopic appendectomy was performed in a wild orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) undergoing rehabilitation, for a metal nail found on radiographs, using 3-mm instrumentation. Post-operative healing was rapid and uneventful, with return to the forest within 10 days. This is the first report of minimally invasive surgery in a wild orangutan.
authors: Yayasan International Animal Rescue Indonesia, Ketapang, Indonesia.
authors: Karmele
authors: K
authors: Llano Sanchez
authors: Yayasan International Animal Rescue Indonesia, Ketapang, Indonesia.
authors: Ayu B
authors: AB
authors: Handayani
authors: Yayasan International Animal Rescue Indonesia, Ketapang, Indonesia.
authors: Christine L
authors: CL
authors: Nelson
authors: Yayasan International Animal Rescue Indonesia, Ketapang, Indonesia.
authors: Jaclyn W L
authors: JWL
authors: Eng
authors: Yayasan International Animal Rescue Indonesia, Ketapang, Indonesia.
authors: Wendi
authors: W
authors: Prameswari
authors: Orangutan Veterinary Aid, Launceston, United Kingdom.
authors: Nigel
authors: N
authors: Hicks
authors: Wildlife Surgery International, Roslin, United Kingdom.|Scottish SPCA National Wildlife Rescue Centre, Fishcross, United Kingdom.|Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
authors: Romain
authors: 0000-0002-9030-9559
authors: R
authors: Pizzi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000662:veterinary*; D001065:Appendix / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D001893:Borneo; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D007214:Indonesia; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000662:veterinary*; D011148:Pongo pygmaeus / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: appendix; caecum; laparoscopy; minimally invasive surgery; primate; surgery