Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Mineralized paraprostatic cyst linked to perineal hernia in male dog
By Head, Laurie L & Francis, David A·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·2002·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Mineralized paraprostatic cyst as a potential contributing factor in the development of perineal hernias in a dog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A male dog with bilateral perineal hernias was found to have a large mineralized paraprostatic cyst, which may have contributed to the hernias. Perineal hernias are more common in male dogs and can cause symptoms like difficulty passing stool. The treatment involved surgical correction of the hernias and removal of the cyst, along with castration. After surgery, the dog showed improvement, indicating that addressing the cyst helped resolve the hernia issue.
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Abstract
Perineal hernias almost exclusively affect male dogs (sexually intact or castrated). Factors that may contribute or predispose a dog to perineal hernias include tenesmus, pelvic musculature variations (male vs female), and gonadal hormone influence. In dogs with perineal hernias and tenesmus it is important to include rectal and prostatic diseases, including paraprostatic cysts, in the differential list of potential underlying causes. Surgical correction of the perineal hernia with a perineal herniorrhaphy is indicated. Successful treatment depends on the degree of preexisting neurologic alterations, meticulous surgical technique, and identification and correction of underlying contributing factors. Paraprostatic cysts develop predominantly in sexually intact medium to large breed dogs. These cysts are thin-walled structures often attached to the prostatic dorsal midline. Osseous metaplasia of paraprostatic cysts may occur. Clinical signs of tenesmus often result from compression on adjacent structures (urinary bladder and colon), and tenesmus may contribute to the development of perineal hernias. Preferred treatment of a paraprostatic cyst is surgical removal and castration. This report describes a dog with bilateral perineal hernias and a large mineralized paraprostatic cyst that was identified as a possible contributing factor to the hernias.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12184704/