Successful surgical repair of traumatic coelomic evisceration in three companion geckos |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists, Houston, TX, USA;2. ACCESS Specialty Animal Hospital, Culver City, CA, USA;1. Clinica Veterinaria Modena Sud, Spilamberto, MO, Italy;2. Centro Veterinario Specialistico, Roma, RM, Italy;1. Department of Ethology and Wildlife, Veterinary College – National Autonomous University of Mexico, México City, México;2. Department of Husbandry and Wellbeing, Zoofari Conservation Center, Teacalco, Morelos;3. Department of imaging, Veterinary College – National Autonomous University of Mexico, México City, México;4. Department of distance education, Veterinary College – National Autonomous University of Mexico, México City, México;1. James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Fort Collins, CO, USA;2. Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Science, Fort Collins, CO, USA;3. Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University''s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Fort Collins, CO, USA;1. Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, USA;2. Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA, USA;3. Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA;1. Washington State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Pullman, WA;2. University of California-Davis Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Davis, CA;3. Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Pullman, WA |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundTraumatic abdominal herniation with or without evisceration occurs with some regularity in dogs and cats, usually secondary to blunt force trauma or penetrating injuries. Sporadic peer-reviewed case reports have described herniorrhaphies in reptiles and amphibians, but none have described successful repair of acute traumatic eviscerations in companion lizards with long-term follow-up.Case descriptionsOne crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus) and two leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) were presented for evaluation of traumatic coelomic eviscerations. Two of the animals were attacked by cats, while the third was presumptively attacked by its conspecific cagemate. Two animals eviscerated segments of their small intestines, while one animal eviscerated small intestines, stomach, spleen, and parts of a liver lobe and a fat pad. All eviscerated organs in all animals appeared viable at the time of their respective surgeries. All three animals had uncomplicated herniorrhaphies, recovered without complications, and were discharged alive from the hospital within 24 hours of their surgeries. Two of the animals were confirmed to be alive and doing well at the time of submission of this manuscript in June 2020 (one at approximately six months after surgery and one at approximately four years after surgery), whereas the final case was known to have survived at least three months postoperatively before being lost to follow-up.Conclusions and case relevanceWhile limited to three cases, this case series demonstrates that coelomic herniorrhaphy can be a viable procedure in companion geckos to correct acute traumatic coelomic evisceration. |
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