Egg yolk coelomitis in a North Island brown kiwi
Volume 1 · Issue 2
Abstract
In December 2009 at Wellington Zoo a female North Island brown kiwi was diagnosed and treated for egg yolk coelomitis.
The following article will discuss how it was discovered and diagnosed, using computed topography and radiographs. Also discussed is the treatment for this condition, which involved a laparotomy to remove the yolk in the coelomic cavity. The reason this occurs will be discussed and the complications that are associated with egg yolk coelomitis.