Unilateral hydrosalpinx and absence of the infundibulum in a mare. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Both ovaries and associated oviducts were removed from a mare via colpotomy. The right oviduct was greatly enlarged and filled with fluid. No infundibulum could be identified; rather, the blind distended end of the oviduct adhered to the ovary at the ovulation fossa. Two cysts were attached to the exterior of the oviduct a few centimeters from the fossa. Histologic examination of the oviduct and cysts revealed a dilated lumen, a decreased infolding of the wall into the lumen, and a lack of a defined muscle layer. Congenital absence of the infundibulum resulting in a blind ampullar terminus is proposed as the cause of the hydrosalpinx.

published proceedings

  • Theriogenology

author list (cited authors)

  • Hinrichs, K., Kenney, R. M., & Hurtgen, J. P.

citation count

  • 7

complete list of authors

  • Hinrichs, K||Kenney, RM||Hurtgen, JP

publication date

  • January 1984