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Spontaneous gallbladder pathology in baboons
J L Slingluff1, J T Williams, L Blau
1College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, USA.
Background:
Gallbladder pathology (GBP) is a relatively uncommon, naturally occurring morbidity in both baboons and humans.
Methods:
A retrospective analysis was performed on 7776 necropsy reports over a 20 year period to determine the prevalence of baboon GBP.
Results:
Ninety-seven cases of GBP were identified, yielding a 20 year population prevalence of 1.25%. GBP is more common in adult female baboons, occurring with a female to male ratio of nearly 2:1. Among gallbladder pathologies, cholecystitis (35.1%) and cholelithiasis (29.9%) were the most prevalent abnormalities, followed by hyperplasia (16.5%), edema (15.5%), amyloidosis (5.2%), fibrosis (4.1%), necrosis (4.1%), and hemorrhage (1.0%).
Conclusion:
Many epidemiologic similarities exist between GBP in baboons and humans suggesting that the baboon may serve as a reliable animal model system for investigating GBP in humans.
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