title: Urethral duplication and chromosomal translocation in a Swiss braunvieh heifer.
abstract: As it was urinating, a six-month-old Swiss braunvieh heifer produced a second stream of urine from a fistula that opened on the ventrolateral margin of the left vulval lip. A catheter was introduced into this opening and passed easily into the bladder. Urethrography showed that the fistula joined the urethra in the mid-pelvic region and that a single canal originated from the bladder. Endoscopy confirmed this finding and also revealed a duplication of the vaginal portion of the cervix, a division of the cranial vagina by a septum and a fibrous band in the region of the hymenal ring. Cytogenetic examination revealed reciprocal translocation between chromosomes 20q23 and 22q23. A diagnosis of urethra duplex, duplication of the vaginal portion of the cervix and reciprocal autosomal translocation between chromosomes 20 and 22 was made on the basis of these findings.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Wiederkäuer-und Pferdemedizin der Universität Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Braun
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gansohr
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Feige
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gardelle
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Suwattana
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stranzinger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D014178:Translocation, Genetic; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities