Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Surgery fixes chronic cloacal prolapse in sulphur-crested cockatoo
By van Zeeland, Yvonne R A et al.·Published in Veterinary surgery : VS·2014·Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Netherlands·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Incisional colopexy for treatment of chronic, recurrent colocloacal prolapse in a sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita).
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Plain-English summary
A sulphur-crested cockatoo was brought in with a two-year history of feeling tired, not eating well, and having trouble passing stool, along with a recurring cloacal prolapse (a condition where the cloaca, part of the bird's digestive and reproductive system, protrudes). The veterinarian performed a surgery called incisional colopexy to fix the prolapse, which involved making an incision to reposition the cloaca and suturing it to the abdominal wall. A month later, a follow-up procedure helped narrow the cloaca, and further tests showed that the bird was doing well with no signs of the prolapse returning.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To report a surgical technique for treatment of chronic, recurrent cloacal prolapse in a sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita). STUDY DESIGN: Clinical report ANIMALS: Sulphur-crested cockatoo (n = 1) METHODS: The bird was admitted with a 2-year history of periodic lethargy, decreased appetite, dyschezia, tenesmus, and colocloacal prolapse. An incisional colopexy was performed under general anesthesia to permanently reduce the colocloacal prolapse. To gain access to the coelomic cavity, a ventral U-shaped incision was made, after which the colon and cloaca were restored in their normal anatomic position. Subsequently, the distal colon was sutured to the left abdominal wall. RESULTS: Colocloacal prolapse was successfully reduced. One month later, cloacoplasty was performed to reduce cloacal width. Long-term follow-up, including a barium contrast study, revealed normal function and an intact colopexy, without recurrence of the prolapse. CONCLUSIONS: Incisional colopexy is feasible despite a bird's relative small body size.
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