Urethral recess in two male llamas.
Contrast radiography revealed a urethral recess in 2 male llamas, and, in 1, an incidental cyst in the wall of the pelvic urethra. The urethral recess was similar to that found in cattle, sheep, goats, and camels. The presence of a urethral recess in llamas makes catheterization of the urinary bladder as difficult in this species as it is in the other species with urethral recesses.
Timm
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KI
College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis 97331.
Watrous
B J
BJ
D000818:Animals; D001188:Artiodactyla / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002161:Camelids, New World / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male; D014521:Urethra / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000662:veterinary*