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Obstipation leading to urethral obstruction and uroabdomen in a dog
Author(s) -
Sherer Timothy Dennis,
Brabson Tamera
Publication year - 2020
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-2020-001264
Subject(s) - medicine , intravenous pyelogram , constipation , surgery , complication , sequela , abdominal pain , colostomy , bowel obstruction , distension , pyelogram , exploratory laparotomy , urinary retention , urinary system
An 11‐month‐old entire female bulldog mix was presented for stranguria and pollakiuria of several days duration which had progressed to anorexia and abdominal pain. A diagnosis of uroabdomen was made following triage ultrasound and abdominocentesis. Despite additional diagnostics including contrast urethrogram, intravenous pyelogram, abdominal ultrasound and abdominal exploratory surgery, no inciting cause of the urine retention and uroabdomen was identified. After ruling out other possible causes, obstipation was suspected as the cause of compressive urethral obstruction leading to the uroabdomen. Clinical signs resolved completely after intraoperative deobstipation. Urethral obstruction with resulting uroabdomen is a severe complication of obstipation which has not been previously reported in dogs. Since constipation is a common presenting complaint to veterinarians, urethral obstruction should be considered as a possible sequela, given that patient history for both can be similar.