Management of Unilateral Uterine Torsion in a Bitch

A 3 year-old Germen Shepherd bitch was presented with ataxia and brownish vaginal discharge. Abdominal ultrasound revealed presence of fetal skeleton with feeble heartbeat. Subsequent exploratory laparotomy revealed unilateral uterine torsion. Recovery foll owing ovario-hysterectomy was uneventful.

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