Abstract
This study describes a case of lung collapse and its successful repair in a stranded loggerhead sea turtle, utilising coelomic gas aspiration via the prefemoral region. This animal presented unbuoyant swimming, was diagnosed via computed tomography scanning, treated successfully and returned to the sea following a 6-week rehabilitation period.
Original language | American English |
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Article number | e665 |
Journal | Veterinary Record Case Reports |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2023 |
Keywords
- Caretta caretta
- anthropogenic
- loggerhead sea turtle
- lung collapse
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Veterinary