Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Kubus, K
• Wöckel, A
• Felton, C
• Schwarzenberger, J
• Sobiraj, A

Titel

Nonsurgical and surgical treatment of an urachal fistula in an alpaca cria. A case report

Ist Teil von

• Tierärztliche Praxis. Ausgabe G, Grosstiere/Nutztiere, 2015, Vol.43 (6), p.368

Ort / Verlag

Germany

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Urachal fistula is a neonatal condition. There are two reported forms: a congenital and an acquired form. We describe the case of a 6-hour-old female alpaca cria that was presented with a damp umbilicus and a meconium impaction. Conservative treatment of the urachal fistula with local and systemic medication was unsuccessful after 6 days; therefore, a resection of the umbilicus under general anaesthesia was performed. Reconvalescence was uneventful.