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IMAGING DIAGNOSIS–PULMONARY‐TRACHEOBRONCHIAL PROLAPSE IN A NEW CALEDONIAN GIANT GECKO ( RHACODACTYLUS LEACHIANUS )
Author(s) -
Hoey Seamus,
Keller Dominique,
Chamberlin Tamara,
Pinkerton Marie,
Waller Kenneth,
Drees Randi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/vru.12048
Subject(s) - medicine , gecko , lethargy , anatomy , lung , bronchus , intussusception (medical disorder) , radiology , respiratory disease , ecology , biology
A 3‐year‐old male N ew Caledonian giant gecko, or L each's gecko ( Rhacodactylus leachianus ) presented with acute lethargy and coelomic distention. Findings from survey radiographs and an upper gastrointestinal tract contrast study were consistent with severe aerophagia, a collapsed left lung, and hyperinflation of the right lung due to suspected bronchial obstruction. The gecko was treated with conservative medical management, but was found dead 5 days after presentation. Necropsy findings showed intussusception of the proximal left lung into the left mainstem bronchus and trachea.