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Volume 10 (1):26-30, 2006. Redacted 2018.
Diagnosis of obstructive urolithiasis in
cattle and buffalo by ultrasonography.
Magda A
Dept.
of Surgery, Faculty of Vet. Med.Assiut
University, Egypt
ABSTRACT
Magda A., Diagnosis of obstructive urolithiasis in cattle and Buffalo by
using ultrasonography Onl J Vet Res., 10 (1) 26 -30,
2006. We report ultrasound diagnosis of obstructive
urolithiasis and rupture of the urinary bladder in cattle and buffalo. The
study was carried out on 30 non castrated male cattle and buffaloes (19 cattle
bulls and 11 buffaloes), suffering from obstructive urolithiasis. Case history
and clinical signs were recorded. Diagnosis was confirmed by radiography and
surgery. Ultrasonographic examination showed urethral
pulsation and urethral dilatation in front of the seat of obstruction as well
as the changes in the wall thickness of the urinary bladder and urethra due to
rupture, inflammation or obstruction. Ultrasound allowed diagnosed of cystitis
in 19 cases, in which the wall of the bladder was thickened, and the urine was
turbid. Ruptured urinary bladder was visible in 12 cases. The site of rupture
in the urinary bladder was visible in 4 cases. Free abdominal fluid due to
rupture of the urinary bladder was visible in 20 cases. In 8 of these cases,
the urinary bladder healed spontaneously after rupture and was intact and
distended with urine in the ultrasound examination.
Key words: Cattle,
Buffalo, ultrasonography, obstructive