Case report of surgical correction of acquired preputial stenosis in a calf

Abstract

Diseases involving the reproductive tract of male ruminants, especially bulls, are a significant cause of economic and genetic loss to beef and dairy cattle industry worldwide. In calves, congenital hypospadia is the most commonly reported condition affecting genital organs. In the reviewed literature, there are no reports of surgical correction of acquired phimosis in calves. Therefore, the present paper aimed to report the surgical correction by circumcision of a traumatic-induced phimosis in a calf. A 6-months-old crossbred calf was submitted to surgical correction of acquired preputial stenosis by the Lazzeri circumcision approach. Surgery was uneventful and post-operatory complication was restricted to partial wound dehiscence, that did not compromise complete secondary intention healing. Long-term follow-up (30-months after surgery) was conducted by telephone call, revealing that the calf is now a bull with 3-years-old and still is the herd’s breeder. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of surgical correction by circumcision of a traumatic-induced phimosis in a calf using the Lazzeri technique. In this calf post-operatory complications were considered minor and long-term follow-up confirmed that the procedure was successful, and the animal obtained its reproductive capacity maintained.