Gastropods

Smolowitz, Roxanna; Boylan, Shane M.; Lewbart, Gregory A.

doi:10.1002/9781119569831.ch8

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“…These pulmonated snails have an unichambered shell protecting the visceral organs, a head with two pairs of tentacles including the eyes and the olfactory organs, as well as the mouth and a ventrally situated muscular foot ( 1 , 2 ). Different species of GALS are held and bred in captivity.…”

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Case report: Four cases of kidney disease in Giant African Land Snails (Lissachatina fulica)

Schmidt-Ukaj

Gumpenberger

Mutschmann³

et al. 2023

Front. Vet. Sci.

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Giant African Land Snails like Lissachatina fulica have become increasingly popular as pets in Europe, but little is known yet about land snail diseases and their therapy. These case reports show the history of four adult Lissachatina fulica with apathy and esophagus protrusion or prolapse in three cases and edema and mantle collapse in another case. Renomegaly and/or kidney deposits could be demonstrated in radiographic and/or CT examinations in all four cases. Necropsy and histology revealing nephropathy could be performed in three cases. With these first case reports on land snails with kidney disease, we hope to encourage diagnostic imaging and further veterinary research in land snails to improve our knowledge about their diseases.

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“…Clinical techniques for invertebrates including land snails were additionally described by Braun et al ( 4 ). Diseases in gastropods were also investigated by Smolowitz et al ( 1 ), however their focus laid on marine snails and parasitic kidney diseases were described. In Achatinidae only “shell disorders” were mentioned.…”

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confidence: 99%

Case report: Four cases of kidney disease in Giant African Land Snails (Lissachatina fulica)

Schmidt-Ukaj

Gumpenberger

Mutschmann³

et al. 2023

Front. Vet. Sci.

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“…The benefit of radiographs is mentioned in the literature for evaluation of cracks in the shell or even the use of contrast medium for visualization of the gastrointestinal tract in invertebrates ( 16 ). However, hardly any further or more detailed information about the procedure or radiographic anatomy is provided ( 17–19 ).…”

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Comparative diagnostic imaging in giant African land snails (Achatinidae)

Gumpenberger,

Schmidt-Ukaj,

Handschuh

2023

Front. Vet. Sci.

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Giant African land snails (GALS) have become increasingly popular, for example, as pets or in kindergartens in Europe, but little is known about their clinically relevant anatomy, diseases, or further details in diagnostic imaging. The present study focuses on the techniques and image interpretation of radiography, computed tomography, and sonography in GALS. The aim of the study is to find the most appropriate imaging tool to visualize the various organs within the mantle cavity (also known as visceral mass) in GALS. The detailed anatomy of GALS is presented with numerous figures of the different imaging techniques. The sensory organs and nervous system will not be part of the present study.

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