Diagnosi ecografica transaddominale in un caso di teratoma maturo in un cavallo

This paper describes the finding of a testicular teratoma in an arabian horse with an abdominal undiscended testis. The neoplasm was identified by a preoperatory abdominal ultrasonography. It makes possible surgery approach planning and reduces the time of surgery and anesthesia. Also it was identified and described the typical aspect of testicular teratoma in according to the human ultrasonographic aspect of this lesion. The aim of this study was to suggest the preoperatory transabdominal and transrectal ultrasonography importance in criptorchyd horses for reduce the surgical complicances