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Lipomeningocele associated with diplomyelia in a dog.
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Tierarztliche Praxis. Ausgabe K, Kleintiere/Heimtiere [Tierarztl Prax Ausg K Kleintiere Heimtiere] 2018 Oct; Vol. 46 (5), pp. 323-329. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Dec 12. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- A 2-year-old male neutered mixed breed dog with a body weight of 30 kg was presented for evaluation of a soft subcutaneous mass on the dorsal midline at the level of the caudal thoracic spine. A further clinical sign was intermittent pain on palpation of the area of the subcutaneous mass. The owner also described a prolonged phase of urination with repeated interruption and re-initiation of voiding. The findings of the neurological examination were consistent with a lesion localization between the 3rd thoracic and 3rd lumbar spinal cord segments. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a spina bifida with a lipomeningocele and diplomyelia (split cord malformation type I) at the level of thoracic vertebra 11 and 12 and secondary syringomyelia above the aforementioned defects in the caudal thoracic spinal cord. Surgical resection of the lipomeningocele via a hemilaminectomy was performed. After initial deterioration of the neurological status postsurgery with paraplegia and absent deep pain sensation the dog improved within 2 weeks to non-ambulatory paraparesis with voluntary urination. Six weeks postoperatively the dog was ambulatory, according to the owner. Two years after surgery the owner recorded that the dog showed a normal gait, a normal urination and no pain. Histopathological diagnosis of the biopsied material revealed a lipomeningocele which confirmed the radiological diagnosis.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflicts of interest related to this report.<br /> (Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.)
- Subjects :
- Adipose Tissue diagnostic imaging
Adipose Tissue surgery
Animals
Dog Diseases diagnostic imaging
Dog Diseases physiopathology
Dog Diseases surgery
Dogs
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Meningocele diagnosis
Meningocele physiopathology
Meningocele surgery
Spinal Cord diagnostic imaging
Spinal Cord surgery
Adipose Tissue abnormalities
Dog Diseases diagnosis
Meningocele veterinary
Spinal Cord abnormalities
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2567-5842
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Tierarztliche Praxis. Ausgabe K, Kleintiere/Heimtiere
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30541173
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.15654/TPK-170751