title: Renal and ureteral fusion in a calf with atresia ani.
abstract: A 10-day old male calf exhibited multiple congenital anomalies of the urinary and gastrointestinal tracts, including renal fusion (horseshoe kidney), ureteral fusion, rectovesicular fistula, and atresia ani. In horseshoe kidney, the organs were fused together at the caudal poles. The left kidney and cranial half of right kidney were shrunken, while the remaining lobules were hypertrophic. Ureters were fused cranially and bifurcated caudally. The terminal rectum was narrowed and connected with the bladder. The anus was imperforate. The cause of these anomalies could not be determined.
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu City, South Korea.
authors.forename: Won-Il
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Cha-Soo
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Si-Yun
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Bruce H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Willliams
authors.forename: Young-Heun
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Jee
authors.forename: Chae-Yong
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Sang-Joon
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Da-Hee
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Seung-Keun
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yu-Shik
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Jeong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001006:Anus, Imperforate / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D012007:Rectum / Q000002:abnormalities; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities*