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43 year old Desert Tortoise

December 28, 2017 By Allison Zwingenberger

Today’s case is a 43-year-old female Desert Tortoise presenting today for anorexia and extended hibernation. Take a look and post your comments!

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Findings

Three orthogonal projections of the entire body are available for review. Within the coleomic cavity, a thin walled, mineralized, oval structure representing an egg is present on the left side. There is a large volume of granular radiopaque material within the gastrointestinal tract. Additionally, there is a laminar mineralized structure with multiple irregular layers present in the mid coelomic cavity. The gastrointestinal tract is filled with a marked volume of gas as well. This patient has poor bone quality. There is a fracture of the proximal diaphysis of the right fibula with mild displacement.

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Diagnosis

  • impaction of the gastrointestinal tract
  • retained egg
  • cystic calculus
  • osteopenia with pathologic fracture of the right tibia (likely nutritional)

Filed Under: Abdomen, Case of the Day, Exotic, Radiographs

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