Cystorrhexis with uroperitoneum during parturition in a Appaloosa neonatal foal
2010
Yang, J.H., Equine Hospital of Busan Race Park, Korea Racing Authority, Busan, Republic of Korea | Cheong, J.T., Jeju National University, Jeju, Republic of Korea | Lee, J.M., Jeju National University, Jeju, Republic of Korea | Hwang, K.K., Jeju National University, Jeju, Republic of Korea | Lim, Y.K., Jeju National University, Jeju, Republic of Korea
A 3-day-old Appaloosa colt was examined because of acute onset of ataxia, left-sided head tilt, fever and heart murmur. The foal continued to nurse but became increasingly depressed and mild colic. On plain radiological examination, the foal was normal. Uroperitoneum was diagnosed following abdominocentesis. Postmortem examination revealed bladder rupture. The lesion was in the dorsomedial part of the bladder wall. We suggested that the cause of bladder rupture was parturient trauma. Even though the rupture was associated with trauma, the margin of rupture of bladder was clearly smooth and regular.
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