VSR-0156
QUESTION
In small ruminants the common site of calculi lodgement and the gold standard of surgical treatment is?
OPTIONS
(A) Urethral process; vermiform appendage amputation
(B) Urethral process; tube cystotomy
(C) Penile urethra; amputation of urethral process
(D) None of the above
ANSWER
(B) Urethral process; tube cystotomy
EXPLANATION
A small ruminant's urethral process is a frequent first site of urolith obstruction, but removing that process alone often fails when other stones remain. Tube cystotomy diverts urine to permit urethral healing and is a commonly favored definitive procedure among these options, whereas isolated process amputation is less reliable and the penile-urethra choice misidentifies the typical site.
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