Friday, January 11, 2008
Annals of neurosurgery: Saving a baby gorilla
Here's a neat story to brighten your day:
The western lowland gorilla born at the zoo on October 20, 2007, got some "out of this world" help for a congenital spine abnormality discovered a couple weeks after her birth. Woodland Park Zoo's crack Animal Health Care Team first examined the baby and ran tests to determine the diagnosis. Once it was found that the problem was a congenital problem that could be rectified with surgery, a team of neurosurgeons and a neonatologist from Seattle's Children's Hospital volunteered their services...
Neurosurgeon Dr. Richard Ellenbogen called it a "Star Trek-type experience" for he and his team which included Dr. Craig Jackson, Dr. Sam Browd from Children's. "(We) were proud to help with an endangered species such as the baby gorilla. The operation was a great success from our perspective, and we are hoping for a full recovery." Following the surgery, the mass that was removed is we're pending the results of biopsy diagnostics.
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Sat Jan 12, 12:58:00 AM:
And as usial the liberals will claim that this little gorilla is our next of kin PHOOIE I HOPE THE LITTLE CRITTER HITS OONE OF THEM WITH A COCOANUT RIGHT IN THEIR COCOANUT
