Nonsurgical repair of an umbilical hernia in two Asian elephant calves (Elephas maximus) |
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| Authors: | Ellen B Wiedner Charlie Gray Peter Rich Gary L Jacobson Ramiro Isaza Dennis Schmitt William A Lindsay |
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| Affiliation: | Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation, Polk City, Florida 33868, USA. EWiedner@feldinc.com |
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Umbilical hernias were diagnosed in two captive-born, female Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) calves several weeks after birth. Daily manual reduction of the hernias for 5 wk in the first case and for 5 mo in the second resulted in complete closure of the defects. Nonsurgical repair of uncomplicated, fully reducible umbilical hernias in Asian elephants can be an alternative to surgery. |
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