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Umbilical remnant resection

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Hendrickson D.A.
In: BEVA - Annual Congress - Birmingham, 2019 by British Equine Veterinary Association
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SEP 11, 2019
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Introduction
Umbilical disease, while not common in the equine neonate, is an important cause of morbidity. Early diagnosis and de nitive treatment are important to reduce secondary complications such as septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, abdominal adhesions, pneumonia, diarrhoea or sepsis.

Anatomical considerations
The umbilicus of the equine neonate is made up of the urachus (connects to the bladder), umbilical vein (connects to the liver), and the paired umbilical arteries (connect to the aorta). Normally the umbilical vein and arteries close immediately at birth and the urachus closes within a short time after birth. The umbilical vein and arteries are completely obliterated within weeks of birth. The umbilical vein becomes part of the falciform ligament and the umbilical arteries the lateral ligaments of the bladder. The urachus should completely disappear, leaving the bladder apex unattached. [...]

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Hendrickson, D. A. (2020) “Umbilical remnant resection”, BEVA - Annual Congress - Birmingham, 2019. Available at: https://www.ivis.org/library/beva/beva-annual-congress-birmingham-2019/umbilical-remnant-resection (Accessed: 03 June 2023).

Affiliation of the authors at the time of publication

Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523 USA.

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  • D. Hendrickson

    Hendrickson D.A.

    Professor
    DVM, MS, Dipl ACVS
    Clinical Sciences Department, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Scie, Colorado State University
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