Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Surgery to fix colon duplication causing urination trouble in Jack
By Arthur, Elizabeth G et al.Ā·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical AssociationĀ·2003Ā·Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, United StatesĀ·View original on PubMed ā
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Original publication title: Surgical treatment of noncommunicating duplication of the colon in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 4-month-old male Jack Russell Terrier was brought to the vet because he was having trouble urinating and straining to defecate. The vet found a mass in his abdomen that was blocking his colon and putting pressure on his urethra. During surgery, the vet removed a large cystic mass that was attached to the colon and used a special material to help repair the area. After the surgery, the dog was diagnosed with a rare condition called colonic duplication, where part of the colon is duplicated. The dog recovered well after the procedure.
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Abstract
A 4-month-old sexually intact male Jack Russell Terrier was evaluated because of stranguria and tenesmus. A tubular abdominal mass was palpable abdominally and rectally. Radiographic examination of the abdomen revealed a soft tissue mass located laterally and to the left of the descending colon, which was associated with extraluminal colonic obstruction and urethral compression. During abdominal exploratory surgery, a large cystic mass that was adhered to the antimesenteric border of the descending colon was removed. Porcine small intestinal submucosa was used to reinforce repair of the excision site. Histologic examination of samples of excised tissue identified normal colonic epithelium supported by submucosa and muscular tunics, which was consistent with duplication of the colon. The embryologic etiology of alimentary duplication is poorly understood, and colonic duplication is an extremely rare congenital anomaly.
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