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Unilateral nephrectomy in a juvenile llama
L Van Hoogmoed1, J R Snyder, G Roberts
1Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, University of California, Davis 95616, USA.
Objective:
The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and surgical management of a llama with an ectopic ureter.
Animals Or Sample Population:
Nine-month-old female llama.
Results:
The diagnostic evaluation included the use of computed tomography and an excretory ureterogram to confirm and identify the location of the ectopic ureter. Surgical management involved a unilateral nephrectomy.
Conclusions And Clinical Relevance:
Computed tomography is a valuable asset to diagnose the presence and terminal location of an ectopic ureter in llamas, and nephrectomy appears to be a viable procedure to resolve the subsequent urinary incontinence.