Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Filly having trouble urinating - could it be a urachal remnant?
By Dean, P W & Robertson, J T·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1988·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Urachal remnant as a cause of pollakiuria and dysuria in a filly.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A young female horse, known as a filly, was found to have a leftover piece of tissue from her urinary system, which was causing her to urinate frequently and have trouble urinating. The problem was identified through a physical examination and a special camera procedure that looked inside her bladder. After surgery to remove this tissue, her urination issues improved, but sadly, she had to be put to sleep nine months later due to a long-lasting infection at the surgery site. This case is notable because such urinary problems are usually seen in young cows, not horses.
Abstract
A urachal remnant, causing pollakiuria and dysuria, was diagnosed by rectal palpation of a urinary bladder adhesion and endoscopic visualization of a urinary bladder diverticulum. Surgical excision of the remnant resulted in relief of abnormal micturition, but the filly was euthanatized 9 months after surgery because of a chronic ventral midline incisional infection. Pollakiuria and dysuria associated with urachal abscessation occur most commonly in calves. This report documents the syndrome in a horse.
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