Surgical correction of an intestinal obstruction in a turtle

Gould, W.J.; Yaegar, A.E.; Glennon, J.C.

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 200(5): 705-706

1992


ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1488
PMID: 1568915
Document Number: 403236
Ingested scutes (sloughed shell material) caused an intestinal obstruction in an 18-year-old turtle. An enterotomy, performed through a flank approach to the celiac cavity, successfully relieved the obstruction. The scutes were ingested during a period of neglect by the owner.

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