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- Title
Monorquidismo em um equino marchador.
- Authors
de Magalhães, Jéssica Fontana; Costa, Guilherme Mattos Jardim; de Oliveira, Celina Alves; Corrêa, Mayara Gomes; da Silva Rocha Júnior, Sérgio; Beier, Suzane Lilian; Mendes, Heloisa Maria Falcão; Alves, Geraldo Eleno Silveira; Faleiros, Rafael Resende
- Abstract
As monorchidism is rarely reported in horses and no case report has been found in the national literature, the objective was to describe a case in an eight-year old Brazilian adult horse. Using an inguinal approach in the left side, an intact tunica vaginalis was found containing the tail of a malformed epididymis, the ductus deferens and a thin vascular pedicle but without evidence of testicle. Histological and hormonal exams confirmed the absence of testicular tissue. In conclusion, histological and hormonal exams are essential for the diagnosis of monorchidism, which although rare, can also affect national horses.
- Publication
Ciência Rural, 2015, Vol 45, Issue 6, p1058
- ISSN
0103-8478
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/0103-8478cr20140159