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Title
Hypospadias in a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
Author(s)
Stamper M.A., Norton T., Spodnick G., Marti J., Loomis M.
Published
1999
Publisher
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Abstract
Corrective surgery on a 1.5-yr-old male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) with hypospadias included amputation of the vestigial penis, bilateral orchiectomy with scrotal ablation, and distal perineal urethrostomy. Hypospadias in other species is a congenital deformity that may be caused by extra- and intrauterine factors resulting in a disruption of the testosterone balance during urethral development, but the causative mechanism in this bear is unknown. The urethrostomy site was functional without complications 8 mo after surgery. Copyright 1999 by American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
Keywords
animal; animal disease; article; bear; case report; congenital malformation; hypospadias; male; treatment outcome; zoo animal; Animals; Animals, Zoo; Hypospadias; Male; Treatment Outcome; Ursidae
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