title: Cloacoscopy in reptiles.
abstract: Endoscopy of the reptile cloaca is a noninvasive method for the diagnosis of disorders of the cloaca and the structures which empty into it. The technique may also be helpful in sex determination and for local administration of drugs.
mesh_terms: D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D000818:Animals; D002988:Cloaca; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D012104:Reptiles; D012732:Sex Determination Analysis; D014426:Turtles