J Equine Sci. 2025;36(1):25-31. doi: 10.1294/jes.36.25. Epub 2025 Mar 10.
ABSTRACT
A male foal developing within a pregnant native Hokkaido mare presented with an abnormal bladder on gestational day 215 and was delivered by inducing parturition. Transabdominal ultrasonography indicated a bladder depth of >13 cm, with a wall-like structure bisecting the bladder. At 42 hr after birth, transnasal endoscopy revealed a cleft hard palate, and the foal was subsequently euthanized. A defect in the palatine process of the maxillary head and a large cyst connected to the bladder, although not continuous with the umbilicus, were identified by autopsy computed tomography and necropsy. The foal was accordingly diagnosed with a cleft median hard palate and urachal dysplasia.
PMID:40115734 | PMC:PMC11919547 | DOI:10.1294/jes.36.25
