A Case of Penile Urethral Diverticulum in a Male Crossbreed Kid

Abstract

A 19-day-old, male crossbreed kid with complications of difficulty in urination was referred to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Aydin Adnan Menderes University. A purple thin-walled, fluid-filled structure was noticed on the ventral midline and was associated with the prepuce. The cystic structure was sharply incised, and the incision was extended from the most cranial to the most caudal extent of the dilatation. Penil urethral diverticuloctomy was performed by the guidance of the urethral catheter. Postoperative attempts at urination resulted in free-flowing streams, and the kid did not have strangury. Sutures and urethral catheter were removed 10 days after surgery.

Keywords

• Kid
• dysuria
• diverticulectomy
• urethral diverticulum.
• Kid, dysuria, diverticulectomy, urethral diverticulum.

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