Use of Thermography and Fluorescein Angiography in the Management of a Chilean Flamingo With Avascular Necrosis of the Wing

A Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) was presented to the veterinary clinic at the North Carolina Zoological Park for evaluation of acute weakness of the right wing. Results of a physical examination revealed a lack of a palpable pulse in the radial artery, which suggested occlusion or obst...

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Published in:Journal of avian medicine and surgery 2012-12, Vol.26 (4), p.255-257
Main Authors: Hurley-Sanders, Jennifer L, Bowman, Karl F, Wolfe, Barbara A, Nutter, Felicia B, Sladky, Kurt K, Stoskopf, Michael K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amputation
Amputation - veterinary
Angiography
Animal wings
Animals
avian
Bird Diseases - pathology
Bird Diseases - surgery
Birds
Care and treatment
CLINICAL REPORTS
Diagnosis
diseases of birds
flamingo
fluorescein
Fluorescein angiography
Fluorescein Angiography - veterinary
Fluorescence angiography
Humeral head
Lesions
Male
Methods
Necrosis
Phoenicopterus chilensis
Prognosis
Thermography
Thermography (Copying process)
Thermography - veterinary
vascular occlusion
Veterinary medicine
wing amputation
Wings (Animal)
Wings, Animal - pathology
Wings, Animal - surgery
Zoos
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Summary:A Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) was presented to the veterinary clinic at the North Carolina Zoological Park for evaluation of acute weakness of the right wing. Results of a physical examination revealed a lack of a palpable pulse in the radial artery, which suggested occlusion or obstruction of the vessel. Radiography, thermography, and fluorescein angiography confirmed right wing injury and vascular compromise. Based on the poor prognosis for return to function associated with irreversible vascular damage, the wing was amputated. After a period of observation and treatment, the bird was returned to public exhibit.
ISSN:1082-6742
1938-2871
DOI:10.1647/2011-018R.1