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Struvite urethral calculus in a three-month-old thoroughbred colt
J R Vacek1, M A Macharg, T N Phillips
1Illinois Equine Hospital, Naperville 60563.
The Cornell Veterinarian
|July 1, 1992
Abstract:
A 3-month-old Thoroughbred colt was presented with signs of colic. Findings from physical examination, abdominal paracentesis, abdominal radiographs and clinical pathology revealed uroperitoneum secondary to a calculus obstructing the urethra and causing subsequent urinary bladder rupture. Analysis of the calculus demonstrated a tissue center with outer concretions composed primarily of struvite.