title: [Urolithiasis in a green iguana (Iguana iguana)].
abstract: In this report surgery on the urinary bladder of an iguana is documented. Clinical signs, palpation and radiography failed to reveal the cause of the illness. During surgery a distended urinary bladder which contained an urolith 3 x 2 cm in size was found and removed. The urinary bladder was closed with a double-layered, non-perforating suture. According to the results of infrared spectroscopy, the urolith consisted of 70% dehydrated uric acid and 30% ammonium hydrogen urate. After removal of the urolith the iguana recovered within two days.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Geflügelkrankheiten, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blahak
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007076:Iguanas; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery*; D001744:Urinary Bladder Calculi / Q000737:chemistry / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*
vernacular_title: Urolithiasis beim Grünen Leguan (Iguana iguana).