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Unilateral uterine torsion secondary to an inflammatory endometrial polyp in the bitch
Author(s) -
Chambers BA,
Laksito MA,
Long F,
Yates GD
Publication year - 2011
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.1751-0813.2011.00820.x
Subject(s) - pyometra , medicine , uterus , lethargy , abdominal distension , torsion (gastropod) , gynecology , exploratory laparotomy , endometritis , surgery , pregnancy , biology , genetics
A 9‐year‐old bitch was presented because of lethargy and abdominal distension. Abdominal ultrasound revealed an enlarged, fluid‐filled uterus and associated mass. Subsequent exploratory laparotomy revealed unilateral uterine torsion involving the mass. Recovery following ovariohysterectomy was uneventful and the histopathological diagnosis was of a benign endometrial inflammatory polyp. Reports of uterine torsion in the English‐language literature are reviewed to identify factors associated with the incidence of uterine torsion. The aetiology of the cystic endometrial hyperplasia/pyometra complex and its possible role in the development of inflammatory polypoid lesions in the bitch is also discussed.