L. F. M. C. Silva

Renal dioctophymosis in a free-ranging lesser grison (Galictis cuja): antemortem diagnosis and nephrectomy

Abstract Dioctophymosis is caused by Dioctophyme renale , a nematode that primarily affects the right kidney of domestic and wild mammals. This report describes the antemortem diagnosis, surgical treatment, and rehabilitation of a free-ranging lesser grison ( Galictis cuja ) infe...