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Background: The urachus is a tubular structure continuous with the urinary bladder and the allantois in foetal mammals.It serves as a communication between these two structures. At birth, it loses its function and undergoes atrophy by fibrousproliferation within the lumen. When this atrophy process fails at some point, congenital anomalies of the urachus occur.These anomalies are rare in animals, and to our knowledge, the urachal cyst has not yet been described in dogs. The presentwork is unique in that it reports a case of this congenital defect in a dog. Our aim is to increase awareness and to discussthe clinical presentation, the imaging techniques used, and the final diagnosis of this anomaly.Case: A 3-year-old bitch Pit Bull was presented for veterinary assistance to investigate recurrent pseudopregnancy and anirregular estrous cycle. The animal presented in good bodily condition, and the white blood count and clinical biochemistrywere normal. At ultrasound, 2 tubular structures, filled by an echogenic fluid mimicking uterine topography, were foundextending through the umbilical and hypogastric regions. No alterations in structure, echogenicity or echotexture of theother organs were observed, including the ovaries and uterus. On exploratory laparotomy, a cystic structure was found,with 2 segments: the larger one was on the left side, attached to the apex of the bladder by its caudal portion; the otherwas on the right side, attached to the spleen by its cranial portion and to the apex of the bladder by its caudal portion inconnection with the left segment. The ovaries, uterus and uterine horns showed no macroscopic alterations. The structurewas removed, and after analysis (macroscopic morphology, wall histopathology and biochemistry of the contained fluid),it was...
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Feminino , Animais , Cães , Anormalidades Congênitas/veterinária , Cisto do Úraco/patologia , Cisto do Úraco/veterinária , Laparotomia/veterinária , Ultrassonografia/veterináriaResumo
Background: The urachus is a tubular structure continuous with the urinary bladder and the allantois in foetal mammals.It serves as a communication between these two structures. At birth, it loses its function and undergoes atrophy by fibrousproliferation within the lumen. When this atrophy process fails at some point, congenital anomalies of the urachus occur.These anomalies are rare in animals, and to our knowledge, the urachal cyst has not yet been described in dogs. The presentwork is unique in that it reports a case of this congenital defect in a dog. Our aim is to increase awareness and to discussthe clinical presentation, the imaging techniques used, and the final diagnosis of this anomaly.Case: A 3-year-old bitch Pit Bull was presented for veterinary assistance to investigate recurrent pseudopregnancy and anirregular estrous cycle. The animal presented in good bodily condition, and the white blood count and clinical biochemistrywere normal. At ultrasound, 2 tubular structures, filled by an echogenic fluid mimicking uterine topography, were foundextending through the umbilical and hypogastric regions. No alterations in structure, echogenicity or echotexture of theother organs were observed, including the ovaries and uterus. On exploratory laparotomy, a cystic structure was found,with 2 segments: the larger one was on the left side, attached to the apex of the bladder by its caudal portion; the otherwas on the right side, attached to the spleen by its cranial portion and to the apex of the bladder by its caudal portion inconnection with the left segment. The ovaries, uterus and uterine horns showed no macroscopic alterations. The structurewas removed, and after analysis (macroscopic morphology, wall histopathology and biochemistry of the contained fluid),it was...(AU)
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Animais , Feminino , Cães , Cisto do Úraco/patologia , Cisto do Úraco/veterinária , Anormalidades Congênitas/veterinária , Laparotomia/veterinária , Ultrassonografia/veterináriaResumo
A técnica de suspensão de brow é a preferida para a correção de entrópio em cães da raça shar pei. Porém, a técnica cirúrgica é pouco ilustrada na literatura,e os resultados de sua utilização são raramente descritos, o que pode fazer com que seu emprego seja escasso na rotina cirúrgica. Este relato tem como objetivo descrever a técnica de suspensão de brow de forma simples e ilustrada, associada ou não à técnica de Hotz Celsus, além dos achados pós-operatórios, quando aplicada em quatro cadelas da raça shar pei. Houve sucesso em dois dos casos relatados, e nos outros ocorreu recidiva. A técnica de suspensão de brow acentua as características da raça shar pei, tão desejadas pelos proprietários. Porém, podem ocorrer recidivas.
The Brow suspension technique is preferred for entropion correction in Shar Pei dogs. However, the surgical technique is scarcely illustrated in literature and its results are rarely described, which can make its use scarce in surgical routine. The aim of this report is to describe the brow suspension technique in a well-illustrated and simple manner, associated or not to the Hotz Celsus technique, plus the posto-perative findings when applied to four Shar Pei dogs. Two of the reported cases were successful; the other presented relapses. The brow suspension technique undoubtedly accentuates the characteristics of the Shar Pei breed, as desired by the owners. However, relapses may occur.
La técnica de suspensión de brow suele ser la más recomendada para la corrección del entropión en perros de la raza Shar Pei. Sin embargo, la técnica quirúrgica está poco ilustrada en la literatura, y los resultados de su uso rara vez son descriptos, lo que puede hacer que la técnica sea poco utilizada en la rutina quirúrgica. Este informe tiene como objetivo describir la técnica de suspensión de brow en cuatro perras Shar Pei, de forma sencilla y bien ilustrada, con o sin el uso de la técnica Hotz Celsus, además de los resultados postoperatorios. El procedimiento fue exitoso en dos de los casos relatados, en tanto que en los otros hubo recidiva del cuadro palpebral. La técnica de suspensión de brow acentúa las características de la raza Shar Pei, lo que suele ser el pedido de los propietarios. Sin embargo, pueden ocurrir recidivas.
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Animais , Cães , Entrópio/cirurgia , Entrópio/veterinária , Pálpebras/cirurgia , PoliésteresResumo
A técnica de suspensão de brow é a preferida para a correção de entrópio em cães da raça shar pei. Porém, a técnica cirúrgica é pouco ilustrada na literatura,e os resultados de sua utilização são raramente descritos, o que pode fazer com que seu emprego seja escasso na rotina cirúrgica. Este relato tem como objetivo descrever a técnica de suspensão de brow de forma simples e ilustrada, associada ou não à técnica de Hotz Celsus, além dos achados pós-operatórios, quando aplicada em quatro cadelas da raça shar pei. Houve sucesso em dois dos casos relatados, e nos outros ocorreu recidiva. A técnica de suspensão de brow acentua as características da raça shar pei, tão desejadas pelos proprietários. Porém, podem ocorrer recidivas.(AU)
The Brow suspension technique is preferred for entropion correction in Shar Pei dogs. However, the surgical technique is scarcely illustrated in literature and its results are rarely described, which can make its use scarce in surgical routine. The aim of this report is to describe the brow suspension technique in a well-illustrated and simple manner, associated or not to the Hotz Celsus technique, plus the posto-perative findings when applied to four Shar Pei dogs. Two of the reported cases were successful; the other presented relapses. The brow suspension technique undoubtedly accentuates the characteristics of the Shar Pei breed, as desired by the owners. However, relapses may occur.(AU)
La técnica de suspensión de brow suele ser la más recomendada para la corrección del entropión en perros de la raza Shar Pei. Sin embargo, la técnica quirúrgica está poco ilustrada en la literatura, y los resultados de su uso rara vez son descriptos, lo que puede hacer que la técnica sea poco utilizada en la rutina quirúrgica. Este informe tiene como objetivo describir la técnica de suspensión de brow en cuatro perras Shar Pei, de forma sencilla y bien ilustrada, con o sin el uso de la técnica Hotz Celsus, además de los resultados postoperatorios. El procedimiento fue exitoso en dos de los casos relatados, en tanto que en los otros hubo recidiva del cuadro palpebral. La técnica de suspensión de brow acentúa las características de la raza Shar Pei, lo que suele ser el pedido de los propietarios. Sin embargo, pueden ocurrir recidivas.(AU)