Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
DOI
10.3906/vet-1303-69
Abstract
A 7-year-old crossbreed mare presented with mild to moderate colic and a 2-day history of anuria. Clinicopathological findings revealed leukocytosis with mild neutrophilia and lymphocytosis. Urinalysis showed increased leukocytes, epithelial cells, and protein. Biochemical analysis revealed mild azotemia and hypoglycemia. Ultrasonographically, the urethra was completely blocked by echoic material. The wall of the urethra was hyperechoic and easy to distinguish from the urethralis muscle surrounding it. The urinary bladder was distended, with a rough, thick wall (9 mm). To the best of the author's knowledge, the present report is the first to describe detailed ultrasonographic and clinicopathological findings in a mare with urine retention.
Keywords
Ultrasonography, clinical pathology, urine retention, mare
First Page
110
Last Page
115
Recommended Citation
HUSSEIN, HUSSEIN
(2014)
"Ultrasonographic and clinicopathological findings in a 7-year-old mare with urine retention,"
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 38:
No.
1, Article 20.
https://doi.org/10.3906/vet-1303-69
Available at:
https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol38/iss1/20
