Segmental Aplasia of the Right Uterine Horn in a Primiparous Holstein Cow

홀스타인 초산우에서 우측 자궁각의 부분무형성 일례

  • Kim, Ill-Hwa (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Kang, Hyun-Gu (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Hur, Tai-Young (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA) ;
  • Lee, Hae-Rim (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Mo, In-Pil (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
  • Accepted : 2012.10.11
  • Published : 2012.10.31

Abstract

An infertile, three-year-old primiparous cow was diagnosed preliminarily with pyometra by rectal palpation at 180 days postpartum. Ultrasonography showed that the cranial portion of the right uterine horn was distended with fluid, while the base portion of the horn was missing. A dense band of tissue connected the cranial portion of the uterine horn to the uterine body. However, the left uterine horn was normal. Gross postmortem analysis of the reproductive organs confirmed the ultrasonographic observations. Histopathological observations also showed that dark red-brown mucus filled the thin-walled right uterine horn, where neither caruncles nor uterine glands were observed. Finally, this primiparous Holstein cow was diagnosed with segmental aplasia of the right uterine horn.

번식장애의 병력을 가진 3세 홀스타인 초산우가 분만 후 180일에 직장검사에 의해 자궁축농증으로 예비 진단되었다. 초음파검사 결과, 우측 자궁각의 전반 부분이 액체로 팽만, 자궁각 기저부 결손과 자궁각의 전반 부분은 치밀한 조직 띠에 의해 자궁체에 연결되어 있음을 보여 주었다. 좌측 자궁각은 정상적인 형태를 나타내었다. 사후 육안 검사는 초음파 검사 소견을 확증시켜 주었다. 벽이 얇아진 우측 자궁강 내에 진한 적갈색 점액이 차여 있었으며, 조직 병리 검사에 의해 이 부위에서 자궁소구 및 자궁샘이 관찰되지 않았다. 본 증례는 최종 우측 자궁각의 부분무형성으로 판명되었다.

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