Seven mares with third-degree perineal laceration were treated by a two-stage surgical technique. The rectovestibular shelf was corrected with two layers of inside-out continuous suture technique distributed along the longitudinal axis of the vestibule, vagina, and rectum simultaneously...

Third degree perineal lacerations are most severe forms of perineal injuries and all layers of vestibule, perineal body and rectum. Various techniques like Goetz and modified Goetz, semi transverse closure technique and Aanes Technique have been described to repair injury. Maintenance of soft fecal ...

An 11-year-old mare presented 36 hours after foaling with a ruptured bladder. Uroperitoneum was diagnosed on ultrasound and from the creatinine concentration of the peritoneal fluid. Bladder endoscopy demonstrated tissue necrosis and a rent in the dorsocranial aspect of the bladder. Following...

Two surgical techniques were used to evert the bladder into the vagina for observation and repair of bladder tears associated with parturition. One technique involved an incision through the vaginal floor into the peritoneal cavity just caudal to the cervix, and prolapse of the bladder into the ...

Objective - To describe the use of a vaginal mucosal pedicle flap for repair of rectovaginal fistulae (RVF) in mares. Study Design - Clinical case report. Animals - Three mares with RVF. Methods - After debriding the RVF, a dorsally based U-shaped mucosal and submucosal pedicle flap (2-4 mm thick)...