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Persistent vitelline vein in a foal
Author(s) -
De Bosschere H.,
Simoens P.,
Ducatelle R.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.145.3.75
Subject(s) - foal , umbilicus (mollusc) , anatomy , umbilical vein , vitelline membrane , medicine , vein , biology , involution (esoterism) , surgery , oocyte , fishery , embryo , consciousness , biochemistry , genetics , neuroscience , in vitro
A three‐day‐old foal died from intestinal strangulation due to a remnant of vitelline vein which extended between the umbilicus and the portal vein. The strangulating vein was identified on the basis of its morphological and histological structure. This finding, which is the first reported case of a persistent vitelline vein in a horse, is discussed in relation to the normal development and involution of the vitelline circulation.