RADIOGRAPHIC AND ULTRASONOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF EGG RETENTION AND PERITONITIS IN 2 GREEN IGUANAS (IGUANA-IGUANA)

Authors
LOVE NE DOUGLASS JP LEWBART G STOSKOPF M
Citation
Ne. Love et al., RADIOGRAPHIC AND ULTRASONOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF EGG RETENTION AND PERITONITIS IN 2 GREEN IGUANAS (IGUANA-IGUANA), Veterinary radiology & ultrasound, 37(1), 1996, pp. 68-73
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Veterinary radiology & ultrasound → ACNP
ISSN journal
10588183
Volume
37
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
68 - 73
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-8183(1996)37:1<68:RAUEOE>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
The radiographic technique and radiographic and sonographic findings i n two green iguanas with egg retention and peritonitis are described. Neither radiography nor ultrasound provided for identification of free eggs within the coelomic structure secondary to presumed oviduct rupt ure. Gravidity and coelomic effusion were confirmed by both radiograph y and ultrasound. Radiography and ultrasound are valuable tools in the diagnosis of egg retention and peritonitis in the green iguana.