Use of colostomy to manage rectal disease in dogs.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

The purpose of this study was to develop a diverting colostomy technique for use in dogs.

STUDY DESIGN:

Clinical case series.

ANIMALS:

Five client-owned dogs presented for diseases requiring diverting colostomy during treatment.

METHODS:

Diverting colostomy was performed in five dogs. A ventral approach was used in the first dog and the colon was exteriorized adjacent to the linea alba. The technique used in the next four dogs involved creation of a left flank rod-supported loop colostomy in which the colon was exteriorized through a muscle-separating flank approach to the abdomen.

RESULTS:

Peritoneal leakage of fecal material resulted in the perioperative death of the first dog. The flank colostomies were maintained for times ranging form 3.5 weeks to 7 months. No major complications were observed, but skin excoriation occurred occasionally around the stoma sites in all dogs.

CONCLUSION:

Diverting colostomy is a technique that is suitable for use in treatment of dogs with obstruction or leakage involving the distal colon or rectum.

• Authors: E M Hardie, S D Gilson
• Journal: Veterinary surgery : VS (Vet Surg) 1997 Jul-Aug Vol. 26 Issue 4 Pg. 270-4 ISSN: 0161-3499 [Print] United States
• PMID: 9232784 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Animals
• Colostomy (methods, veterinary)
• Dog Diseases (surgery)
• Dogs
• Female
• Intestinal Obstruction (surgery, veterinary)
• Male
• Rectal Diseases (surgery, veterinary)
• Treatment Outcome