Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with giant fecaloma causing colon rupture and prostate abscess
By Kim, Jaehwan et al.·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·2018·Department of Veterinary Medical Imaging, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: IMAGING DIAGNOSIS - RADIOGRAPHY, ULTRASONOGRAPHY, AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY OF A GIANT FECALOMA CAUSING STERCORAL PERFORATION OF THE COLON IN A DOG WITH A PROSTATIC ABSCESS.
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Plain-English summary
A mixed-breed dog was brought in for straining to defecate, passing blood in its stool, and a swollen belly that had been going on for two weeks. X-rays and a CT scan showed a large, abnormal mass in the dog's colon, which was causing a serious condition called stercoral perforation (a tear in the colon due to a hard stool mass). During surgery, the vet found a giant fecal mass that had caused a rupture in the colon and led to an infection in the abdomen. After the surgery, the dog was treated for the infection and was expected to recover.
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Abstract
A mixed-breed dog presented with tenesmus, hematochezia, and abdominal distension of 2 weeks duration. Radiography showed a large round mass with a "soap-bubble" appearance and shell-like mineralization in the caudal abdomen. Computed tomography revealed a lamellate mineralized mass 8 cm in diameter and containing air in the descending colon and prostatic abscess. Heterogeneously contrast-enhanced, irregularly thickened colonic wall with intramural and peritoneal free gas indicated stercoral colonic perforation. Surgical intervention revealed a tumor-like giant fecaloma in the descending colon adjoining the prostate with extensive wall rupture and fecal peritonitis. Hypothetically, prostatic inflammation may affect colonic motility with resultant fecaloma formation.
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