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Diagnosis and treatment of a caecal mucocoele in a dog
Author(s) -
McKenna M.,
SuárezBonnet A.,
Smith K.,
Stewart S.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/jsap.13175
Subject(s) - medicine , exploratory laparotomy , histopathology , cecum , lumen (anatomy) , mucus , lesion , histopathological examination , laparotomy , pathology , surgery , ecology , biology
An 11‐year‐old male intact Staffordshire Bull terrier was referred for diabetic ketoacidosis. Abdominal ultrasonographic examination revealed a 5 cm × 2 cm intraluminal caecal mass‐like structure. Exploratory laparotomy and typhlectomy were subsequently performed. Histopathology of the caecal mass‐like structure was consistent with a caecal mucocoele, defined as a cystic dilation of the caecal lumen with stasis of mucus. This lesion has been previously described in humans, where it is termed an appendiceal mucocoele. The patient was euthanased 58 days post‐operatively due to unrelated diabetic complications.