UNILATERAL NEPHRECTOMY IN A JUVENILE LLAMA

Objective-The purpose of this study was to decribe the clinical presen tation, diagnostic evaluation, and surgical management of a llama with an ectopic ureter. Animals or Sample Population-Nine-month-old female Ilama. Results-The diagnostic evaluation included the use of computed tomography and an excretory ureterogram to confirm and identify the l ocation of the ectopic ureter. Surgical management involved a unilater al nephrectomy. Conclusions and Clinical Relevance-Computed tomography is a valuable asset to diagnose the presence and terminal location of an ectopic ureter in Ilamas, and nephrectomy appears to be a viable p rocedure to resolve the subsequent urinary incontinence. (C) Copyright 1997 by The American College of Veterinary Surgeons.