Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2398517 | Journal of Feline Medicine & Surgery | 2007 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Three domestic shorthair cats, one male and two females, 17.6 ± 6.5 months old and 3.5 ± 0.4 kg body weight, were admitted with a 6.6 ± 1.1 (range 6-8) month history of recurrent bouts of obstipation. Defecatory difficulties had started within a month of conservatively managed pelvic fractures. Clinical and radiographic examination revealed severe colonic distension with faeces and a narrow pelvic canal caused by malunion of the pelvic fractures. A pelvic symphyseal distraction-osteotomy (SDO) technique was performed, using a novel metal spacer of spirally fashioned orthopaedic wire. Pelvic canal enlargement allowed the insertion of an index finger into the rectum. Following this, no further episodes of obstipation occurred during a follow-up period of 1-3 years. The SDO technique may be successful for the treatment of obstipation secondary to post-traumatic pelvic canal stenosis in the cat, if the colon motility is not already permanently affected.
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Authors
Nikitas N. DVM, PhD, Katerina K. DVM, PhD, Pagona G. DVM, PhD, Timoleon S. DVM, PhD,