title: Ovariectomy in a brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis).
abstract: A 1.7-kg mature, female brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) was diagnosed with egg retention. Eggs could not be manually stripped and so were surgically removed. To prevent future complications, bilateral ovariectomy was performed. Complications were minimal, and the fish resumed eating within 2 days. Sutures were removed 21 days after surgery. Ovariectomy in display aquarium fish is a viable option for the resolution of ovarian disease.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Medicine Consortium, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27606, USA.
authors.forename: M Andrew
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Stamper
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Norton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D010052:Ovariectomy / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014337:Trout / Q000601:surgery*