Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with colon perforation from foreign body causing abdominal fistula
By Wunderlin, N et al.·Published in Tierarztliche Praxis. Ausgabe K, Kleintiere/Heimtiere·2012·Klinikum Veterinä·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: [Enterocutaneous fistula formation in a dog as a result of colonic foreign body perforation].
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old female Poodle was brought in with a 3-month history of recurrent abscesses and a fistula (an abnormal connection) on her right side. Tests showed that a foreign object had caused a hole in her colon, leading to serious complications. Despite surgery to remove the foreign body and repair the damage, the dog developed sepsis and other severe health issues, which ultimately led to her being euthanized.
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Abstract
A 5-year-old female Poodle was presented with a 3-month history of recurrent abscess and fistula formation on the right abdominal wall. Radiographic and ultrasonographic examinations demonstrated an enterocutaneous fistula formation secondary to foreign body perforation of the colon. Additionally, the diagnosis of a pyometra was made. Twenty-four hours after surgical therapy (ventral midline coeliotomy, foreign body removal, closure of the colon perforation, abdominal lavage and drainage, revision of the fistula) the patient was euthanized due to sepsis and incipient multiorgan dysfunction.
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