Umbilical herniorrhaphy in a juvenile Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 221-225

  Abou Madi, Noha ^a   Kollias, George V ^a   Hackett, Richard P ^a   Ducharme, Norm G ^a   Gleed, Robin D ^a   Moakler, John P ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b Burnet Park Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Asian elephant; Elephas maximus; Surgery; Umbilical hernia

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANT; ELEPHAS; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 4143122308     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/03-007     Document Type: Article

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