1990/01/01 by Donald L. Janssen, R. Mitchell Bush
Medicine · #Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches #Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments #Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders
paper · doi:10.1002/zoo.1430090206
openalex publication_date 1990/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25
Abstract The medical problems of great apes including gorillas ( Gorilla gorilla ), orangutans ( Pongo pymaeus ), and chimpanzees ( Pan sp. ) published during the last decade are reviewed. Anesthetic techniques, diseases or organ systems, neoplasia, infectious diseases, and reproductive problems are reviewed. Gonadal tumors and atherosclerosis in great apes appear frequently in the literature. Diseases with suspected viral etiology include papillomas in chimpanzees, retrovirus‐associated lymphomas in gorillas, and various herpesvirus disease. Technology developed for human medicine has expanded the diagnostic opportunities for clinicians working with great apes.