title: Surgical treatment of urethral dilatation in seven male cattle.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Anaesthesiology of Domestic Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gasthuys
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martens
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Moor
mesh_terms: 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*