Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Mares leaking urine - how surgery helped two cases
By Johnson, P J et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1987·Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Treatment of two mares with obstructive (vaginal) urinary outflow incontinence.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
Two female horses were brought in because they were leaking urine. After a detailed examination, the veterinarians found problems with their urinary systems and performed surgery to fix these issues. While urinary incontinence in mares usually has a poor outlook, the surgeries were straightforward and successful in correcting the structural problems in both horses.
Abstract
Two mares were examined because of urinary incontinence. Abnormalities of the genitourinary tract were identified and were corrected surgically. Urinary incontinence in mares generally is associated with a poor prognosis. The importance of a thorough physical examination of the genitourinary tract in the mare is emphasized, and the simple and successful surgical correction of structural abnormalities of the tract in 2 mares is described.
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