IMAGING DIAGNOSIS–PULMONARY‐TRACHEOBRONCHIAL PROLAPSE IN A NEW CALEDONIAN GIANT GECKO (RHACODACTYLUS LEACHIANUS) |
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| Authors: | Seamus Hoey Dominique Keller Tamara Chamberlin Marie Pinkerton Kenneth Waller Randi Drees |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin‐Madison, , Madison, WI;2. Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University Of Wisconsin‐Madison, , Madison, WI |
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| Abstract: | A 3‐year‐old male New Caledonian giant gecko, or Leach'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. |
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| Keywords: | Leach's gecko New Caledonian pulmonary prolapse Rhacodactylus leachianus tracheobronchial |
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