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Urethral diverticulum in a male pet rabbit
Author(s) -
Schuhmann Britta,
Cope Iain
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
veterinary record case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2052-6121
DOI - 10.1136/vetreccr-2014-000089
Subject(s) - medicine , urethra , diverticulum (mollusc) , urethral sphincter , urinary bladder , anatomy , neck of urinary bladder , sphincter , radiography , surgery
A two‐year‐old, male neutered French lop rabbit ( Oryctolagus cuniculus ) was presented for urinary scalding and wetting. Radiographs showed a small gas‐filled structure caudodorsal to the urinary bladder that was shown to be connected to the urethra just caudal to the bladder neck and cranial to the external urethral sphincter in urethrograms. The clinical findings and the surgical procedure to correct the condition are described. To the author's knowledge, this is the first report of a urethral diverticulum in a rabbit.