Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Placenta Accreta in an Oragnutan (Pongo abelii) and a Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes).
- Journal:
- Journal of comparative pathology
- Year:
- 2020
- Authors:
- Johnson, L et al.
- Affiliation:
- Zoos SA · Australia
Abstract
Placenta accreta is defined as abnormal adherence of the placenta to the uterine wall. Placenta accreta is recognized as a common problem in human medicine, but has apparently not been reported previously in great apes, despite similarity in their reproductive biology. A 36-year-old multiparous female Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) and a 20-year-old nulliparous female chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), with gross uterine and histological uterine vascular changes that are characteristic of placenta accreta, are presented.
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