title: [Tenesmus and stranguria in a heifer caused by a urachal cyst in the bladder wall].
abstract: A 10-month-old Brown Swiss heifer was referred to our clinic be- cause of pollakiuria, stranguria and tenesmus. Ultrasonography and endoscopy revealed a cyst-like lesion at the apex of the urinary bladder. The apex of the bladder was surgically removed with the patient in dorsal recumbency under general anaesthesia. Histological examination revealed a cyst lined with urothelium in the wall of the urinary bladder. The heifer was discharged 9 days after surgery. According to the owner's information the animal did not show any clinical signs 6 months later.
authors.affiliation: Karl Nuss, Prof. Dr. med. vet., Dipl. ECVS, Dipl. ECBHM, Departement für Nutztiere, Vetsuisse-Fakultät der Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, 8057 Zürich, Schweiz, E-Mail: knuss@vetclinics.uzh.ch.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bruderer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Brot
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nuss
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D053159:Dysuria / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014496:Urachal Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Heifer; surgery; tenesmus; urachal cyst; urinary bladder