Vitali Simone, Eden Paul, Payne Karen, Forbes Geoffrey
J Zoo Wildl Med. 2017 Dec;48(4):1264-1266. doi: 10.1638/2016-0190R1.1.
A 57-yr-old female Sumatran orangutan ( Pongo abelii) presented with signs of intermittent lethargy and inappetence, then subsequently developed profuse hemorrhagic diarrhea. Colonoscopy under anesthesia revealed diverticulosis of the descending colon, with multiple large diverticula containing fecoliths. There was no evidence of diverticulitis, but a regenerative anemia had developed following an acute diverticular bleed. The orangutan recovered with conservative therapy. Colonic diverticulosis has been reported in nonhuman primates and appears to have a similar clinical presentation to the condition as it occurs in humans. This is the first published report of colonic diverticulosis in a great ape.
一只57岁的雌性苏门答腊猩猩（婆罗洲猩猩）出现间歇性嗜睡和食欲不振的症状，随后出现大量出血性腹泻。麻醉下的结肠镜检查显示降结肠憩室病，有多个含有粪石的大憩室。没有憩室炎的证据，但急性憩室出血后出现了再生性贫血。这只猩猩通过保守治疗康复。结肠憩室病已在非人灵长类动物中报道，其临床表现似乎与人类的情况相似。这是关于大型猿类结肠憩室病的首次发表报告。
