title: [Nonsurgical and surgical treatment of an urachal fistula in an alpaca cria. A case report].
abstract: Urachal fistula is a neonatal condition. There are two reported forms: a congenital and an acquired form. We describe the case of a 6-hour-old female alpaca cria that was presented with a damp umbilicus and a meconium impaction. Conservative treatment of the urachal fistula with local and systemic medication was unsuccessful after 6 days; therefore, a resection of the umbilicus under general anaesthesia was performed. Reconvalescence was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Katrin Kubus, Ambulatorische und Geburtshilfliche Tierklinik, Veterinärmedizinischen Fakultät der Universität Leipzig, An den Tierkliniken 29, 04103 Leipzig, E-Mail: kubus@vetmed.uni-leipzig.de.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kubus
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wöckel
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Felton
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schwarzenberger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sobiraj
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002161:Camelids, New World; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014497:Urachus / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Neonatology; New World camelids; alpaca; anaesthesia of neonates; umbilical surgery; urachal fistula