A Cystic Calculus from a Wild Western Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone [Trionyx] spiniferus hartwegi)

During a postmortem examination of a western spiny softshell turtle (Apalone [Trionyx] spiniferus hartwegi), a calculus (24 × 21 × 12-mm) with a dry weight of approximately 5 g was discovered in the urinary bladder. Chemically, the calculus was a mixture of apatite (basic calcium phosphate), struvit...

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Published in:Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine 1998-09, Vol.29 (3), p.347-347
Main Author: McKown, Richard D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Apatites
Apatites - analysis
Autopsy - veterinary
Brief Communications
Calculi
Crystals
Female
Magnesium Compounds - analysis
Phosphates
Phosphates - analysis
Reptiles
Struvite
Tortoises
Turtles
Urinary bladder calculi
Urinary Bladder Calculi - chemistry
Urinary Bladder Calculi - veterinary
Urinary calculi
Veterinary medicine
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Summary:During a postmortem examination of a western spiny softshell turtle (Apalone [Trionyx] spiniferus hartwegi), a calculus (24 × 21 × 12-mm) with a dry weight of approximately 5 g was discovered in the urinary bladder. Chemically, the calculus was a mixture of apatite (basic calcium phosphate), struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate hexahydrate), and unidentifiable crystals. This is the first report of a cystic calculus in a wild chelonian.
ISSN:1042-7260
1937-2825