Surgical repair is frequently effective at resolving uroperitoneum in foals, though complications occur. Despite their occurrence, management strategies used to address these complications, and their impact on survival are not clearly defined. To better describe the complications following surgical ...

Uroperitoneum is a typical disease in newborn foals. An accumulation of urine develops in the abdominal cavity in consequence to a congenital or acquired leakage in the urinary tract. Colts are more frequently affected than fillies. The most common cause of uroperitoneum is a rupture of the dorsal...

A five-day-old female Thoroughbred foal was diagnosed with uroperitoneum and ruptured bladder. Prior to general anaesthesia mild hyperkalaemia (5.2 mmol L^-1) and respiratory distress were noticed. Under general anaesthesia urine was drained rapidly by free flow through an abdominal incision. During ...

A 23-year-old, multiparous, pregnant Quarter Horse mare (310d) was presented with purulent vulvar discharge and premature mammary gland development. Transrectal ultrasonography revealed placental edema and separation at the cervical star. The mare was treated orally for ascending placentitis...

A 13-day-old Thoroughbred female foal weighing 59 kg was referred to the Jeju National University Equine Hospital with clinical signs including depression, labored breathing, tachycardia, anorexia, and marked distended abdomen. Uroperitoneum secondary to a rupture of the urinary bladder was...

During parturition at her second foal, a seven-year-old Thoroughbred mare suffered a rupture at the urinary bladder A few hours after birth the more showed colic symptoms, which initially did not allow any conclusion about the cause. In an equine hospital, on uroperitoneum was diagnosed by...

Objective: To describe the successful management of a urethral stricture with an absorbable stent in a stallion. Study Design: Clinical report. Animals: Stallion with a urethral stricture. Results: A 12-year-old Thoroughbred breeding stallion was evaluated for acute onset of colic. Uroperitoneum...

Uroperitoneum has long been recognized as relatively prevalent disorder in neonatal foals. It can be presented as the primary problem or as a consequence of other systemic disease. Diagnosis is based on clinical picture, clinical-pathology results and abdominal ultrasonography. The uroperitoneum...

This report details a case of iatrogenic bladder rupture in a gelding that was successfully treated with conservative management. Rupture occurred at the time of attempted cystoscopy, whilst the bladder was being insufflated with air for further investigation of stranguria and suspected...

A 2-day-old male Quarter Horse foal was diagnosed with uroperitoneum and ruptured bladder. Intravenous fluid therapy was initiated prior to anaesthesia and repeated unsuccessful attempts were made to drain the abdomen of accumulated urine. Prior to anaesthesia the foal exhibited clinical signs of...