Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with constipation caused by rectal duplication cyst
By Kook, Peter H et al.·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2010·Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Rectal duplication cyst in a cat.
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- cat
Plain-English summary
A 7-year-old domestic shorthair cat was brought in for severe constipation and straining to defecate. The veterinarian found a round mass pressing against the rectum, which was confirmed by a CT scan to be a cyst located in the pelvic area. The cyst was surgically removed, and there was no connection to the rectum itself. After the surgery, the cat's symptoms completely resolved, and it was able to go to the bathroom normally again.
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Abstract
Enteric duplication is a rare developmental malformation in people, dogs and cats. The purpose of the present report is to describe the first case of a rectal duplication cyst in a 7-year-old domestic shorthair cat presenting for acute constipation and tenesmus. On rectal palpation a spherical mass compressing the lumen of the rectum could be felt in the dorsal wall of the rectum. A computed tomography (CT) scan confirmed the presence of a well demarcated cystic lesion in the pelvic canal, dorsal to the rectum. The cyst was surgically removed via a perineal approach. No communication with the rectal lumen could be demonstrated. Histopathological examination was consistent with a rectal duplication cyst. Clinical signs resolved completely after excision of this conjoined non-communicating cystic rectal duplicate.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21115381/