Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
A Case Report of Uterine Body Constriction Precluding Normal Parturition Leading to Dystocia in a Mare
- Journal:
- Veterinary Sciences
- Year:
- 2023
- Authors:
- Jaclyn Willette et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA · CH
- Species:
- horse
Abstract
A 13-year-old multiparous Quarter Horse mare was presented to the Michigan State University’s, Large Animal Emergency service for dystocia. Clinical evaluation revealed a minimally dilated cervix on vaginal examination, with a palpable deceased fetus. Postmortem evaluation following owner-elected humane euthanasia revealed a circumferential, tan, fibrous band at the base of the uterine body that constricted the uterus and was adhered to the left and right ovaries. A routine histologic section of the incarcerating cord attached to the ovary consisted predominately of dense fibrous connective tissue, large blood vessels, and a central oviduct suggestive of a rent in the broad ligament. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first case report to describe uterine body constriction that precluded vaginal delivery of a fetus in a late gestation mare.
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