INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue: 1

Surgical Management of Pervious Urachus in a Jersey Bull calf

  • Author:
  • G. Kamalakar1, K.M. Ranjith2,, V. Mahesh3, B.N. Nagaraja4
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 100 to 101

1Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary College, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU), Hebbal, Bengaluru -560024 (Karnataka)

2Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary College, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU), Hebbal, Bengaluru -560024 (Karnataka)

3Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary College, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU), Hebbal, Bengaluru -560024 (Karnataka)

4Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary College, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU), Hebbal, Bengaluru -560024 (Karnataka)

*Corresponding author. E-mail: ranthewinner@gmail.com

Online published on 17 January, 2022.

Abstract

A Jersey bull calf was presented with history of swelling at the umbilical region since birth and urine dribbling from umbilicus besides from external urethral orifice without any systemic infection. The condition was diagnosed as congenital pervious urachus and corrected surgically under ring block. The calf showed normal urination from urethral orifice and uneventful recovery after surgery.

Keywords

Calf, Correction, Omphalitis, Pervious Urachus, Surgery