[Pyometra and persistent hymen in an alpaca]. / Pyometra mit persistierendem Hymen bei einem Alpaka.
Tierarztl Prax Ausg G Grosstiere Nutztiere
; 41(3): 185-9, 2013.
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in De
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| ID: mdl-23765321
ABSTRACT
A 3-year-old female alpaca was referred to the hospital because of tenesmus. Clinical examination revealed a habitual vaginal prolapse with tenesmus during urination and defecation. On vaginoscopic examination a persistent hymen was detected. Ultrasonography of the caudal abdomen showed an echogenic fluid-filled uterus. A diagnostic laparotomy led to diagnosis of pyometra. Following ovariohysterectomy, the recovery was uneventful. One and a half years later the alpaca was again admitted to the hospital because of colic. Based on the findings, a tentative prognosis was provided and the alpaca was euthanized at the request of the owner. At necropsy, a haemorrhagic infarction of a jejunal loop was found due to incarceration in a fibrous adhesion between the vaginal stump and small intestine.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Camelids, New World
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Pyometra
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Hymen
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
Language:
De
Journal:
Tierarztl Prax Ausg G Grosstiere Nutztiere
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article