title: UNSEDATED COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FOR DIAGNOSIS OF PELVIC CANAL OBSTRUCTION IN A LEOPARD GECKO (EUBLEPHARIS MACULARIUS).
abstract: An adult leopard gecko ( Eublepharis macularius ) presented for lethargy, hyporexia, weight loss, decreased passage of waste, and a palpable caudal coelomic mass. Computed tomography showed a heterogeneous hyperattenuating (∼143 Hounsfield units) structure within the right caudal coelom. The distal colon-coprodeum lumen or urinary bladder was hypothesized as the most likely location for the heterogeneous structure. Medical support consisted of warm water and lubricant enema, as well as a heated environment. Medical intervention aided the passage of a plug comprised centrally of cholesterol and urates with peripheral stratified layers of fibrin, macrophages, heterophils, and bacteria. Within 24 hr, a follow-up computed tomography scan showed resolution of the pelvic canal plug.
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: DeCourcy
authors.forename: Eric T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Hostnik
authors.forename: Josh
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lorbach
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Knoblaugh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002137:Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D002988:Cloaca / Q000473:pathology*; D008116:Lizards; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary*; D014527:Uric Acid
chemical_list: D014527:Uric Acid
keywords: Cloaca calculus; computed tomography; inflammation; leopard gecko; pelvic canal obstruction; urolith