Surgical correction of an intestinal obstruction in a turtle.
Ingested scutes caused an intestinal obstruction in an 18-year-old turtle. An enterotomy, performed through a flank approach to the celiac cavity, successfully relieved the obstruction. The scutes were ingested during a period of neglect by the owner.
Gould
W J
WJ
Department of Clinical Sciences, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca 14853.
Yaegar
A E
AE
Glennon
J C
JC
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography; D014426:Turtles / Q000601:surgery*