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- Title
Endoscopy-guided ectopic egg removal from the urinary bladder in a leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis).
- Authors
Mans, Christoph; Foster, Jonathan D.
- Abstract
The article presents a case study of an adult female leopard tortoise which undergone removal of ectopic egg from its urinary bladder. It states that the egg retention, caused after oxytocin treatment, has been discovered through cystoscopy and radiography. It adds that endoscopy-guided techniques have been applied during the egg removal process.
- Subjects
LEOPARD tortoise; ECTOPIC pregnancy; ANIMAL reproduction; OXYTOCIN; DRUG side effects; CYSTOSCOPY; RADIOGRAPHY
- Publication
Canadian Veterinary Journal / Revue Vétérinaire Canadienne, 2014, Vol 55, Issue 6, p569
- ISSN
0008-5286
- Publication type
Case Study