World’s first laparoscopic cholecystecomy in Asiatic black bears: Minimally invasive surgical removal of gallbladders in Asiatic black bears at a rescue centre in Vietnam

Romain Pizzi

doi:10.22233/20412495.0411.4

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World’s first laparoscopic cholecystecomy in Asiatic black bears

Minimally invasive surgical removal of gallbladders in Asiatic black bears at a rescue centre in Vietnam

Author Romain Pizzi
Source: BSAVA Companion, Volume 2011, Issue 4, Apr 2011, p. 4 - 5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22233/20412495.0411.4

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Abstract

Asiatic black bears are kept illegally in Vietnam for bile farming and many rescued bears have undergone open abdominal surgery to remove diseased gallbladders. For the first time keyhole surgery has been used on three affected bears.

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Published online : 01 Apr 2011