SURGICAL-MANAGEMENT OF A LARGE COLORECTAL DIVERTICULUM A DOG

Authors
SPODNICK GJ KYLES AE CULLEN JM GEOLY FJ
Citation
Gj. Spodnick et al., SURGICAL-MANAGEMENT OF A LARGE COLORECTAL DIVERTICULUM A DOG, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 208(1), 1996, pp. 72
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00031488
Volume
208
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-1488(1996)208:1<72:SOALCD>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Diverticulectomy was used to resect a colorectal diverticulum in a dog that. had undergone colopexy for treatment of recurrent rectal prolap se. A surgical stapling device was used to resect the diverticulum. Te nesmus and obstipation, which developed after diverticulectomy, resolv ed within 2 weeks. Positive-contrast. radiography of the colon, perfor med 9 months after surgery, revealed a slight narrowing of the colorec tum, although the dog was clinically normal.