Surgical treatment of urethral dilatation in seven male cattle.
The surgical treatment of urethral dilatation in the perineal region of seven young Belgian blue bulls is described. Urethrostomy under local anaesthesia in the standing animal resulted in a successful outcome in three of them. The possible aetiological factors and consequences of this syndrome are discussed.
Gasthuys
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Department of Surgery and Anaesthesiology of Domestic Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent, Belgium.
Martens
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De Moor
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D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*