artner duct cysts, the most common benign cystic lesion of the vagina, represent embryologic remnants of the caudal end of the mesonephric (wolffian) duct.1 These cysts are usually small and asymptomatic and have been reported to occur in as many as 1% of all women.1,2 Because the ureteral bud also develops from the wolffian duct, it is not surprising that Gartner duct cysts have been associate...

Prostate is of great clinical importance and ultrasonography is an ideal diagnostic aid. High frequency transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) provides a remarkably detailed view of the prostate. This study is aimed at demonstrating the ultrasonographic changes in the human prostate disorders during successive physiological changes of growth. This was an observational study done in Regional cancer ...

Nineteen cycling ewes underwent transrectal ultrasonography of ovaries followed by ovariectomies during the growth phase of the first follicular wave of the interovulatory interval or the proestrus/estrus phase of the cycle. Quantitative ultrasonographic characteristics of the antrum and follicular wall in a total of forty-three ovine antral follicles were examined for correlations with the pro...

422 peer reviewed Intussusception is defined as the invagination of a portion of bowel into the lumen of the adjacent segment of bowel (Smith, 1985). Intussusception, one of the causes of intestinal obstruction, is not a common gastrointestinal condition in cattle (Pearson and Pinsent, 1977; Smith, 1985; Smith, 1990) and is usually seen in calves less than two months old (Constable et al., 1997...

A 6-year-old lactating Holstein cow with a history of repeat breeding syndrome (failed to conceive afterthree artificial inseminations (AI) with fertile semen) was referred to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of theSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University. According to the history, neither abnormal clinical signs,nor uterine discharge had been observed subsequent to AI. The cow had show...

Transrectal ultrasonography of a 35-yr-old captive female southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) with a history of chronic mucohemorrhagic vulvar discharge revealed right transmural uterine horn enlargement. Abdominal laparoscopic surgery, although extremely difficult because of inadequate instrumentation, permitted uterine visualization and biopsy. Standing anesthesia, incorpora...

a 6-year-old lactating holstein cow with a history of repeat breeding syndrome (failed to conceive afterthree artificial inseminations (ai) with fertile semen) was referred to the veterinary teaching hospital of theschool of veterinary medicine, shiraz university. according to the history, neither abnormal clinical signs,nor uterine discharge had been observed subsequent to ai. the cow had show...

OBJECTIVE Prostate biopsy is a frequent diagnostic measure to detect prostatic conditions, including primarily prostate cancer. Its performance does not follow a pattern, mainly regarding preparation for the examination through antimicrobial prophylaxis. The aim of this study is to compare the efficiency of short and long term antimicrobial prophylaxis in transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate ...

67 Evaluation of Premature Mammary CASE PRESENTATION A nine year-old Quarter Horse pregnant mare (277 days in gestation) was presented to Department of Large Animals, the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, for evaluation of premature udder development and vaginal discharge. According to the owner, the mare was used as a pleasure riding horse, and was genera...