Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Vaginal cyst causing peeing and pooping trouble in 9-year-old dog
By Watanabe, Toshifumi et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2014·Department of Nephrology-Urology, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A vaginal cyst causing dysuria and dyschezia in a bitch.
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Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old female dog was having trouble urinating and defecating after her spay surgery. After some tests, the vet found that she had a cyst causing a blockage in her vagina. The vet performed surgery multiple times to fix the issue, ultimately removing the entire vaginal lining to prevent the cyst from coming back. This surgery was successful, and the dog recovered well, with no further complications.
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Abstract
A 9-year-old female dog was referred to Azabu University Veterinary Teaching Hospital for dysuria and dyschezia after ovariohysterectomy. After a series of diagnostic imaging, vaginal obstruction was suspected by vaginal fluid retention. Surgical repair was attempted three times to establish patency through the vagina and the vestibule by episiotomy and laparotomy. Another laparotomy was performed to remove the entire vaginal mucosal layer to prevent recurrence, which resulted in favorable outcome. Histopathological examination revealed that the resected tissue was a cyst originated from mesonephric duct remnant. In the present case, the cyst was curable by the entire resection of the cyst lining membrane, which could eradicate all the secretory cells with least damage to the urethral vasculature and innervation.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24646603/