Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Small intestine and bladder stuck to pelvic fracture in two dogs
By Yudelevitch, S·Published in Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T·2009·Department of Small Animal Surgery·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Adhesions of small intestine and urinary bladder to fracture callus within the pelvic canal in two dogs.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old male Labrador and a 6-year-old female mixed breed dog were both brought in with serious complications after suffering pelvic fractures. The Labrador had issues with his intestines due to adhesions (abnormal connections) to the fracture site, which caused narrowing and was worsened by hairballs blocking the intestines. The mixed breed dog experienced incontinence because her urinary bladder was stuck to the fracture callus. Both dogs required surgical intervention to remove the adhesions and resolve their symptoms, leading to recovery.
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Abstract
In this case report, we report on two cases of pelvic fractures with uncommon complications that resulted from adhesions of the small intestine to the fracture callus in dogs. The most likely cause of the clinical signs in the first case was adhesions between a segment of the jejunum and a coccygeal callus which resulted in luminal narrowing. This was further complicated by small obstructing trichobezoars. In case 2, which was admitted with incontinence, adhesions were found between fractured pubic bone callus and both the urinary bladder and a segment of the jejunum.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19290400/