Acta Vet. Brno 2012, 81: 433-437

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201281040433

Partial hepatectomy in a Plains garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis radix) with biliary cystadenoma: case report

Zdeněk Knotek1,2, Elvira Grabensteiner2, Zora Knotková1, Anna Kübber-Heiss3, Gerald Benyr4

1University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic, Brno, Czech Republic
2University of Veterinary Medicine, Clinic for Avian, Reptile and Fish Medicine, Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, Vienna, Austria
3University of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Pathology and Forensic Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathobiology, Vienna, Austria
4Natural History Museum Vienna, Abteilung für Ökologie, Sektion für Vivaristik, Vienna, Austria

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