A rare case of a double vagina in a young American Staffordshire Terrier bitch (Canis lupus familiaris). A case report.

Autor: Vasiu I; Department of Anaesthesiology and Surgery, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Mănăştur Street, Cluj-Napoca 400372, Romania. Electronic address: iosif.vasiu@usamvcluj.ro., Moraru MC; University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Mănăştur Street, Cluj-Napoca 400372, Romania. Electronic address: maria-cristina.moraru@student.usamvcluj.ro., Cosma C; Centrul Veterinar de Specialitate, Madách Imre Street, Cluj-Napoca 400464, Romania., Taulescu M; Department of Anatomical Pathology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Mănăştur Street, Cluj-Napoca 400372, Romania; Synevovet, 81 Pache Protopopescu, Bucharest 021408, Romania. Electronic address: marian.taulescu@usamvcluj.ro., McCartney W; North Dublin Orthopaedic Animal Hospital, 38 Warrenhouse Road, Dublin D13 K5H0, Ireland., Yiapanis C; Cyvets Veterinary Centre, 138 Tassou Papadopoulou Avenue, Paphos 8025, Cyprus. Electronic address: drcy@cyvets.com., Milgram J; Department of Small Animal Surgery, The Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 21 Yehoshua Hankin Street, Rehovot 76100, Israel. Electronic address: josh.milgram@mail.huji.ac.il., Ober CA; Department of Anaesthesiology and Surgery, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Mănăştur Street, Cluj-Napoca 400372, Romania; Centrul Veterinar de Specialitate, Madách Imre Street, Cluj-Napoca 400464, Romania. Electronic address: ciprian.ober@usamvcluj.ro.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Research in veterinary science [Res Vet Sci] 2022 Dec 31; Vol. 153, pp. 23-26. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 19.
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2022.10.014
Abstrakt: The presence of congenital urogenital malformations is relatively common in bitches. However, cases of double vagina in the literature are scarce, and the ones reported usually accompany other urogenital defects. The vaginal anomaly was an incidental finding in the present case during a routine spay and was not accompanied by any other malformations. A detailed presentation of the diagnosis and surgical management of the double vagina is presented in the current paper. A 1-year-old nulliparous American Staffordshire Terrier bitch was presented for dysuria in the past 24 h. After inspection and palpation, a distended abdomen was noticed. Biochemistry, hematology, and urinalysis were performed. No other laboratory findings were noted besides mild hypocalcemia, hypoproteinemia, hypobilirubinemia, and increased lipase. During the ultrasonographic examination, a hypoechoic fluid accumulation was observed caudal to the urinary bladder in what seemed to be hydrocolpos. Exploratory laparotomy was recommended. Ovariohysterovaginectomy was performed, and the gross and histological findings were highly suggestive of a double vagina. The dog recovered from surgery uneventfully, and it was free of clinical signs six months after the surgery. To the extent of our knowledge, this is the first case of double vagina, without any other congenital defects, ultrasonography documented and surgically corrected, in a young bitch.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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