Acute colonic impaction and faecaloma due to canine benign prostatic hyperplasia – Case report
| Autor: | Beatrice Sussan, Lluis Ferré-Dolcet |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0303 health sciences
Abdominal pain medicine.medical_specialty Constipation General Veterinary 040301 veterinary sciences business.industry Impaction Perforation (oil well) Osaterone acetate 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Hyperplasia medicine.disease Gastroenterology 030308 mycology & parasitology 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences medicine.anatomical_structure Prostate Internal medicine Medicine Defecation medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Acta Veterinaria Hungarica. 69:9-13 |
| ISSN: | 1588-2705 0236-6290 |
| Popis: | The present case report describes the clinical signs and case resolution of an intact 9-year-old male crossbreed dog with spontaneous constipation. The dog presented with abdominal pain, lack of appetite, tenesmus and without signs of defecation in the last 4 days. No important alterations were observed in the complete blood count and biochemistry. A substantial obstruction caused by a faecaloma and a prostate with increased size was observed on X-rays. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) was confirmed by ultrasonography (size: 48.29 cm3) and by testing the serum canine prostate-specific arginine esterase concentration (105.97 ng/mL). Colon impaction was resolved with rectal enemas within two days. BPH was treated with osaterone acetate. Ultrasonographic checks were performed after 60 and 180 days from the demission and a concrete constant reduction of prostatic volume and of the clinical signs was established. Faecaloma is an uncommon finding in male dogs, and it occurs especially as a consequence of BPH. Colon impaction in patients with BPH is usually subclinical, but it is important to underline how, in severe cases, perforation of the colon and faecal peritonitis can occur, leading to fatal conditions for the animal. In conclusion, prostatic enlargement should always be considered in male dogs suffering from colonic impaction. |
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