title: Surgical correction of an acquired vaginal stricture in a llama, using a carbon-dioxide laser.
abstract: An acquired vaginal stricture in a llama secondary to trauma from uterine torsion during gestation was repaired, using a carbon-dioxide laser. The procedure was accomplished by use of epidural anesthesia with the llama in a standing position. Repeated dilation of the vagina was required after surgery; however, the llama subsequently mated and conceived, and a male cria was delivered by cesarean section at the end of a full-term gestation.
authors.affiliation: Northern Valley Animal Clinic, Rochester, MN 55096, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kennel
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Stanhope
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002161:Camelids, New World / Q000601:surgery*; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000662:veterinary; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D004106:Dilatation / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D014621:Vagina / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*