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Online Journal of Veterinary Research©
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