Urolithiasis in a green iguana (Iguana iguana)

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...

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Published inTierarztliche Praxis Vol. 22; no. 2; p. 187
Main Author Blahak, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 01.04.1994
Subjects
Animals
Female
Iguanas
Spectrophotometry, Infrared
Urinary Bladder - surgery
Urinary Bladder Calculi - chemistry
Urinary Bladder Calculi - surgery
Urinary Bladder Calculi - veterinary
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0303-6286