Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
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J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. · Feb 1988
Case ReportsUrachal remnant as a cause of pollakiuria and dysuria in a filly.
A urachal remnant, causing pollakiuria and dysuria, was diagnosed by rectal palpation of a urinary bladder adhesion and endoscopic visualization of a urinary bladder diverticulum. Surgical excision of the remnant resulted in relief of abnormal micturition, but the filly was euthanatized 9 months after surgery because of a chronic ventral midline incisional infection. Pollakiuria and dysuria associated with urachal abscessation occur most commonly in calves. This report documents the syndrome in a horse.