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'''This is a radiograph of a goldfish that was found swimming upside down at the surface.'''
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|q1=What is abnormal about this film?
 
|q1=What is abnormal about this film?
 
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The caudal sac of the swim bladder is ventral to the anterior sac. A radiographic image of a normal goldfish swim bladder is shown here. This fish died and at necropsy a swim-bladder torsion was diagnosed.
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The caudal sac of the swim bladder is ventral to the anterior sac. A radiographic image of a normal goldfish swim bladder is shown below the first radiograph. This fish died and at necropsy a swim-bladder torsion was diagnosed.
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Surgical correction would be an option, but such a procedure would be both risky and expensive. Aspiration of air from the caudal
 
Surgical correction would be an option, but such a procedure would be both risky and expensive. Aspiration of air from the caudal
 
compartment might temporarily correct the problem.
 
compartment might temporarily correct the problem.
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The top radiograph is of a goldfish that was found swimming upside down at the surface.


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