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1 December 2016 UNSEDATED COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FOR DIAGNOSIS OF PELVIC CANAL OBSTRUCTION IN A LEOPARD GECKO (EUBLEPHARIS MACULARIUS)
Kelly DeCourcy, Eric T. Hostnik, Josh Lorbach, Sue Knoblaugh
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Abstract

An adult leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) presented for lethargy, hyporexia, weight loss, decreased passage of waste, and a palpable caudal coelomic mass. Computed tomography showed a heterogeneous hyperattenuating (∼143 Hounsfield units) structure within the right caudal coelom. The distal colon-coprodeum lumen or urinary bladder was hypothesized as the most likely location for the heterogeneous structure. Medical support consisted of warm water and lubricant enema, as well as a heated environment. Medical intervention aided the passage of a plug comprised centrally of cholesterol and urates with peripheral stratified layers of fibrin, macrophages, heterophils, and bacteria. Within 24 hr, a follow-up computed tomography scan showed resolution of the pelvic canal plug.

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Kelly DeCourcy, Eric T. Hostnik, Josh Lorbach, and Sue Knoblaugh "UNSEDATED COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FOR DIAGNOSIS OF PELVIC CANAL OBSTRUCTION IN A LEOPARD GECKO (EUBLEPHARIS MACULARIUS)," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 47(4), 1073-1076, (1 December 2016). https://doi.org/10.1638/2016-0040.1
Received: 28 February 2016; Published: 1 December 2016
KEYWORDS
Cloaca calculus
computed tomography
Inflammation
leopard gecko
pelvic canal obstruction
urolith
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