SURGICAL instrument maker Surgical Innovations has helped to carry out what is believed to be the first keyhole surgery operation on a reindeer, helping the animal get to Christmas in good health.

Leading vet Romain Pizzi successfully carried out the surgery on Eskimo, a reindeer at Edinburgh Zoo, removing one of his testes, which had been lodged in its abdomen since birth.

Leeds-based Surgical Innovations donated some of its specialist surgical instruments for the operation.

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