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Recurrent rectal prolapse caused by colonic duplication in a dog
Author(s) -
Landon BP,
Abraham LA,
Charles JA,
Edwards GA
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2007.00173.x
Subject(s) - medicine , rectal prolapse , barium enema , rectum , laparotomy , surgery , rectal examination , reduction (mathematics) , anatomy , colonoscopy , colorectal cancer , geometry , mathematics , prostate cancer , cancer
A 9‐month‐old female Shar Pei cross‐bred dog was presented with a history of recurrent rectal prolapse over 7 months. Repeated reduction and anal purse string sutures and subsequent incisional colopexy failed to prevent recurrent rectal prolapse. Digital rectal examination following reduction of the prolapse identified a faeces‐filled sac within the ventral wall of the rectum and an orifice in the ventral colonic wall, cranial to the pubic brim. A ventral, communicating tubular colonic duplication was diagnosed by means of a barium enema. Surgical excision of the duplicated colonic tube was performed via a caudal ventral midline laparotomy. At 20 weeks post‐operation, there has been no recurrence of rectal prolapse.