Minter Larry J, Wood Michael W, Hill Tracy L, Lewbart Gregory A
North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, USA.
J Zoo Wildl Med. 2010 Sep;41(3):503-9. doi: 10.1638/2009-0196.1.
Three gravid, female, wild Florida cooter turtles (Pseudemys floridana floridana) were evaluated and treated by the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine Turtle Rescue Team as a result of traumatic injuries or infection. As part of medical management, oviposition was induced using oxytocin, which was only partially effective. In all three cases, ectopic eggs were subsequently identified in the urinary bladder by ultrasound and were successfully removed via a minimally invasive cystoscopic-guided technique. One of the three turtles died within several days of the procedure, and necropsy revealed granulomatous bacterial cystitis. It is hypothesized that these complications were likely due to the length of time between induction with oxytocin and the identification and removal of the ectopic egg.
三只怀孕的雌性野生佛罗里达彩龟（Pseudemys floridana floridana）因外伤或感染，由北卡罗来纳州立大学兽医学院海龟救援队进行评估和治疗。作为医疗管理的一部分，使用催产素诱导产卵，但效果仅部分有效。在所有三例中，随后通过超声在膀胱中发现了异位卵，并通过微创膀胱镜引导技术成功取出。三只海龟中有一只在手术后几天内死亡，尸检显示为肉芽肿性细菌性膀胱炎。据推测，这些并发症可能是由于使用催产素诱导产卵与发现并取出异位卵之间的时间间隔过长所致。
