Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Foal with urine buildup due to ureter defects - how it was fixed
By Divers, T J et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1988·Department of Clinical Studies, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Correction of bilateral ureteral defects in a foal.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
An 8-day-old Thoroughbred filly was found to have problems with both of her ureters, which are tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder. This issue was causing her to be very tired and had led to a buildup of waste in her body. The veterinarians performed surgery to fix the defects in both ureters. After the surgery, there was some leakage of urine into her abdomen, which required drainage, but this stopped on its own about a day and a half later. Ultimately, the filly made a full recovery.
Abstract
Bilateral ureteral defects were diagnosed as the cause of depression and azotemia in an 8-day-old Thoroughbred filly. The azotemia resulted from accumulation of urine in the retroperitoneal area. A ventral midline laparotomy was performed, and defects found in both the left and right ureter were repaired. Uroperitoneum and abdominal distention, presumably from urine leakage at the left ureteral surgery site, were detected on the fourth postoperative day and necessitated abdominal drainage. Thirty-six hours later, the leakage stopped spontaneously, and the foal recovered normally. This report should help to differentiate ureteral defects in foals from the more common syndrome of ruptured bladder.
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