Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Hisar-125004, India
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Online published on 2 December, 2013.
A camel calf was presented to the clinic with a history of inability to pass faeces. Clinical examination revealed absence of anal opening and protrusion was noticed in the perineal region of the calf during straining for defaecation. Clinical parameters of the calf were within normal range. Surgical reconstruction of anus using rectal pull through technique was achieved after analgesia by epidural injection and local infiltration with 2% lignocaine hydrochloride.
Atresia, perineum, reconstruction, rectal pull through technique
