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Hematological differentiation of bladder rupture and complete/partial urethral obstruction in castrated Hanwoo (Korean indigenous cattle) with urolithiasis

  • Young-Jun Kim (Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University) ;
  • Seung-Min Ha (National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration) ;
  • Ji-Yeong Ku (Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University) ;
  • Ji-Seon Yoon (Department of Veterinary Dermatology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University) ;
  • Jinho Park (Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University)
  • Received : 2023.02.01
  • Accepted : 2023.06.22
  • Published : 2023.09.30
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Abstract

This case report describes the hematological and radiological examination of urinary bladder rupture and complete urethral obstruction. associated with urolithiasis in Hanwoo. Hyponatremia, hypochloremia, azotemia, and hyperglycemia were observed in both urethral obstruction and urinary bladder rupture. However, cattle with urethral obstruction showed hyperkalemia and mild hyperglycemia, whereas cattle with bladder rupture showed marked hyperglycemia and normal potassium levels. In ultrasonography, the urethral obstruction showed a dilated bladder with a thick bladder wall. In contrast to previous literature, in this study, severe electrolyte changes such as severe hyponatremia, hypochloremia, and hyperkalemia occurred in a case of complete urethral obstruction.

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Acknowledgement

This study was supported by the Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture, and Forestry (IPET) (grant No 122017-02-1-HD020) and partially supported by a National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government (MSIT) (No. NRF2021R1A2C100517111).

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