SURGICAL DELIVERY OF LIVE FETUS IN BUFFALO SUFFERING FROM SECONDARY EXTRA-UTERINE PREGNANCY

Sandeep Kumar; Anand Kumar Pandey; Gitesh Saini; Sukhbir Ravish; Dinesh Dehmiwal; Amit Kumar

doi:10.56825/bufbu.2025.4444894

Authors

Sandeep Kumar
Anand Kumar Pandey
Gitesh Saini PhD. Scholar
Sukhbir Ravish
Dinesh Dehmiwal
Amit Kumar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2025.4444894

Keywords:

Bubalus bubalis, buffaloes, flank laparotomy, live fetus, uterine rupture

Abstract

Ectopic or extrauterine pregnancy is a pathological state that consists of a pregnancy developing outside the uterus. A 6-year buffalo having history of abdominal distention from last 15 days was presented to Veterinary Clinical Complex, LUVAS, Hisar. As per history provided by owner, animal had completed 9 months in gestation. Clinical examination revealed that distention was present in ventral abdomen and upon rectal palpation of genitalia no fetal part was palpable and unlike pregnant animal cervix could be retracted back into pelvic cavity but cervix was hypertrophied just as present in pregnant animal. Placentomes were visible on ultrasonographic examination. Thus, case was tentatively diagnosed as a case of ectopic pregnancy. Upon left flank laparotomy it was confirmed as case of secondary extra uterine pregnancy and live premature fetus was delivered.

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