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Pyometra and unilateral uterine horn torsion in a sheep
Author(s) -
Castillo JM,
Dockweiler JC,
Cheong SH,
Diel de Amorim M
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
reproduction in domestic animals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1439-0531
pISSN - 0936-6768
DOI - 10.1111/rda.13101
Subject(s) - pyometra , medicine , neutrophilia , uterus , uterine horns , vaginal discharge , endometritis , laparotomy , exploratory laparotomy , gynecology , surgery , biology , pregnancy , genetics
Contents A 13‐year‐old Romanov sheep presented for evaluation of vaginal discharge, depression and anorexia. Blood work demonstrated mature neutrophilia and marked hyperlactatemia. Transrectal and transabdominal ultrasound revealed echogenic fluid (pus) within the uterus. Purulent uterine fluid culture yield Escherichia coli . A diagnosis of pyometra was made. After medical treatment without clinical improvement, an exploratory laparotomy was performed, and a 360‐degree uterine left horn torsion was identified with the pyometra and multiple corpora lutea on both ovaries. Ovariohysterectomy was performed and the ewe recovered uneventfully.