Novel gastrointestinal disease in common marmosets characterised by duodenal dilation: a clinical and pathological study

Common marmosets ( Callithrix jacchus ) are frequently used for biomedical research but gastrointestinal diseases have been major health problems to maintain captive marmosets. We have diagnosed a novel gastrointestinal disease in marmosets, as which we propose to call ‘marmoset duodenal dilation syndrome’; this disease is characterised by proximal duodenal obstruction and dilation. This study aimed to reveal the clinical and pathological...