Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with pelvic canal blockage from sacral bone cancer
By Randall, Victoria D et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2016·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Pubectomy and stereotactic radiotherapy for the treatment of a non-resectable sacral osteosarcoma causing pelvic canal obstruction in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 6-year-old dog with sacral osteosarcoma (a type of bone cancer) was having trouble urinating and defecating due to a blockage in the pelvic canal. To help relieve this issue, the veterinarian performed a pubectomy, which is a surgical procedure to remove part of the pelvic bone. Just two days after the surgery, the dog was able to walk again and was urinating and defecating normally. This surgery proved to be an effective option for managing the dog's symptoms caused by the tumor.
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Abstract
A pubectomy was carried out to relieve obstruction of the pelvic canal in a 6-year-old dog diagnosed with sacral osteosarcoma. Two days after surgery, the dog was ambulatory with normal urination and defecation. Pubectomy is a viable option to relieve clinical signs in patients with pelvic canal obstruction due to a non-resectable tumor.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27587885/