Diagnosis and treatment of a calf with patent urachus
Diagnosis and treatment of a calf with patent urachus
Seungmin Ha(National Institute of Animal Science); Sooyoung Kim(National Institute of Animal Science); Seongmin Kim(National Institute of Animal Science); Sookyoung Park(National Institute of Animal Science); Soochan Lee(National Institute of Animal Science); Kihwa Jung(National Institute of Animal Science); Eun Tae Kim(National Institute of Animal Science, RDA, Korea); Seokjin Gang(National Institute of Animal Science); Taeseok Han(National Institute of Animal Science)
41권 1호, 47~49쪽
초록
A 2-month-old female Holstein Friesian calf was noted to leak urine from the umbilicus during urination. She urinated through both the umbilicus and the urethra. A conduit from the umbilicus to the bladder was identified with ultrasonography. Uroperitoneum was ruled out because blood urea nitrogen and creatinine were within reference ranges. Surgery was performed to resect the patent urachus. Urachitis was identified during surgery. Dexamethasone and an antibiotic were used for the inflammation and postoperative cares. Meloxicam was substituted for dexamethasone since the calf showed side effects to dexamethasone. The calf recovered completely and there was no urine leakage from the umbilicus.
Abstract
A 2-month-old female Holstein Friesian calf was noted to leak urine from the umbilicus during urination. She urinated through both the umbilicus and the urethra. A conduit from the umbilicus to the bladder was identified with ultrasonography. Uroperitoneum was ruled out because blood urea nitrogen and creatinine were within reference ranges. Surgery was performed to resect the patent urachus. Urachitis was identified during surgery. Dexamethasone and an antibiotic were used for the inflammation and postoperative cares. Meloxicam was substituted for dexamethasone since the calf showed side effects to dexamethasone. The calf recovered completely and there was no urine leakage from the umbilicus.
- 발행기관:
- 한국동물위생학회
- 분류:
- 수의학