Standing laparoscopic repair of a bladder rupture using barbed suture in
a recently castrated horse.
Abstract
A recently castrated 4-year-old Selle Français gelding was presented for
evaluation of a renal failure. Abdominal and transrectal ultrasonography
revealed a large volume of anechoic free fluid within the peritoneal
cavity with high creatinine concentration and a tear at the cranial pole
of the bladder. Medical management was initiated for two days, then a
standing laparoscopy was performed to close the defect using barbed
suture. After a transient acute renal injury, the gelding recovered and
was discharged from the hospital 13 days post-operatively. To our
knowledge, this case is the first report using barbed sutures on the
equine bladder.