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Supracollicular fluid accumulation type 3 with concurrent hydrocephalus in a five‐month‐old crossbreed dog
Author(s) -
Martin Sophie,
Shivapour Sara,
Beltran Elsa
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
veterinary record case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2052-6121
DOI - 10.1136/vetreccr-2018-000800
Subject(s) - medicine , shunt (medical) , surgery , hydrocephalus , complication , cerebrospinal fluid , anesthesia , ventricular system
A five‐month‐old crossbreed dog was referred with a 36‐hour history of cervical hyperaesthesia. CT and MRI of the head and neck identified supracollicular fluid accumulation type 3 with concurrent hydrocephalus, syringohydromyelia and cerebellar herniation. Medical treatment consisting of analgesia and mannitol was instigated, and once the patient was stabilised a supracollicular‐peritoneal shunt system was placed. The patient initially responded very well to this treatment. Six days postoperatively, the patient sustained disconnection of the shunt system at the level of the pressure valve and distal shunt tubing. Revision surgery to repair the shunt was performed without further complication. The dog returned to being neurologically normal within four weeks. One year postoperatively, the patient remains neurologically normal with no further clinical signs nor shunt system complications.