Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with chronic bite wound developed bowel fistula after surgery
By Byeon, Ye-Eun et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2008·Department of Veterinary Surgery, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Enterocutaneous fistula as a result of chronic bite wound repair in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 6-year-old Maltese was brought in with a non-healing wound that had pus coming from it after multiple surgeries to repair a chronic bite wound on his belly. Despite being on antibiotics for eight months, the wound didn't heal, and tests showed he had an enterocutaneous fistula, which is when a loop of bowel forms an abnormal connection under the skin. The vet performed surgery to remove the fistula and the affected bowel, which successfully resolved the dog's symptoms.
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Abstract
A 6-year-old castrated male Maltese weighing 4.8 kg was presented with a non-healing wound exhibiting purulent discharge after surgery on scar tissue of a chronic twelve-month-old bite wound on the left caudal abdominal region. The dog had previously undergone four surgeries and had been on continuous antibiotic therapy for eight months. Following radiographic and ultrasonographic examinations, the problem was diagnosed as an enterocutaneous fistula of a herniated bowel loop under the skin. Surgical resection of the fistula involving the bowel loop resolved all symptoms.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19057153/