Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Blue-crowned conure with abdominal swelling and straining
By Mehler, Steve J et al.·Published in Journal of avian medicine and surgery·2007·Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Infiltrative lipoma in a blue-crowned conure (Aratinga acuticaudata).
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Plain-English summary
A 14-year-old blue-crowned conure was brought to the vet because it was straining and making noise while trying to poop for three weeks. The vet found a 2.5-cm lump in its belly that was causing problems with its cloaca (the opening for waste). During surgery, the lump was removed and identified as an infiltrative lipoma, which is a type of fatty tumor. The surgery went well, and the bird healed without any issues, showing no signs of the tumor coming back seven months later.
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Abstract
A 14-year-old blue-crowned conure (Aratinga acuticaudata) of unknown sex was brought to the hospital with a 3-week history of straining and vocalizing during defecation. Physical examination revealed blood and urate staining on feathers around the cloaca. A 2.5-cm subcutaneous swelling was palpated along the midline of the caudoventral abdomen. During surgical exploratory, a subcutaneous soft-tissue mass was found, which extended through the body wall musculature and into the coelomic cavity. The abnormal tissue was adhered to the cloacal serosa, causing deviation of the cloaca caudally and ventrally. The mass was excised and submitted for histopathology, and the histopathologic diagnosis was infiltrative lipoma. The surgical incision healed uneventfully, and no evidence of tumor regrowth was apparent 7 months after surgery. This is the first documented case of infiltrative lipoma in a bird.
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