The first mastoidectomy performed on a gorilla took place in San Diego, Calif., in March ...
The 12-year-old gorilla at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park seemed to struggle to open his mouth. Mizani avoided eating and ...
A 12-year-old lowland gorilla at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park underwent a successful mastoidectomy to treat an infection ...
Mizani, a 12-year-old male western lowland gorilla at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, underwent a first-of-its-kind ...
UC San Diego Health surgeons performed a first-of-its-kind procedure on a 12-year-old gorilla with a skull infection.
That's what unfolded recently at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, where a critically important surgery not only saved a western lowland gorilla's life but also marked a milestone in veterinary medicine.
A mastoidectomy is a type of surgery that removes an infection from the bone behind the ear, called the mastoid bone. The mastoid bone looks like a honeycomb, and the spaces are filled with air. Due ...
A mastoidectomy is a type of surgical procedure on a part of the temporal bone called the mastoid. Doctors typically recommend the procedure to treat conditions called mastoiditis and cholesteatoma.