Rabbit Medicine and Surgery: Self-Assessment Color Review, Second Edition, Q&A 08

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A lateral abdominal radiograph from a rabbit is shown above.

Question	Answer		Article
What normal anatomical features can be seen?	Normal abdominal contents that may be easily visualized include the simple stomach, intestines (duodenum, long caecum with appendix, large intestine), kidneys, liver and bladder. Food and caecal pellets are always present in the stomach. The caecum lies on the right side of the abdomen. Rabbits often have large amounts of retroperitoneal fat, which displaces the kidney ventrally. In intact female rabbits the uterus may be visible situated ventral to the large intestine and dorsal to the bladder. The bladder may normally contain a small number of calcium carbonate crystals, which will appear radiodense, as is evident in this radiograph.		Link to Article

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