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| » Publication : J Herpe Med Surg : J Herpe Med Surg Fall'02 Vol. 12 No. 3 |
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J Herpe Med Surg
Surgical Removal of a Coelomic Mass in a Gopher Snake, Pituophis catenifer deserticola Clare Bonifant; Craig A. Harms, DVM, PhD, DACZM; David S. Rotstein, DVM, MPVM; Gregory A. Lewbart, MS, VMD, DACZM
North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA A coelomic mass attached by a thin stalk to the gastroduodenal junction was removed from the extralumenal serosa of a male gopher snake, Pituophis catenifer deserticola. The histologic characteristic of the mass is consistent with either a diverticulosis with subsequent stricturing or a healed gastrointestinal perforation. [Abstract] |