Abstract
Objective
To report a surgical technique for treatment of chronic, recurrent cloacal prolapse in a sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita).
Study Design
Clinical report
Animals
Sulphur-crested cockatoo (n = 1)
Methods
The bird was admitted with a 2-year history of periodic lethargy, decreased appetite, dyschezia, tenesmus, and colocloacal prolapse. An incisional colopexy was performed under general anesthesia to permanently reduce the colocloacal prolapse. To gain access to the coelomic cavity, a ventral U-shaped incision was made, after which the colon and cloaca were restored in their normal anatomic position. Subsequently, the distal colon was sutured to the left abdominal wall.
Results
Colocloacal prolapse was successfully reduced. One month later, cloacoplasty was performed to reduce cloacal width. Long-term follow-up, including a barium contrast study, revealed normal function and an intact colopexy, without recurrence of the prolapse.
Conclusions
Incisional colopexy is feasible despite a bird's relative small body size.
To report a surgical technique for treatment of chronic, recurrent cloacal prolapse in a sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita).
Study Design
Clinical report
Animals
Sulphur-crested cockatoo (n = 1)
Methods
The bird was admitted with a 2-year history of periodic lethargy, decreased appetite, dyschezia, tenesmus, and colocloacal prolapse. An incisional colopexy was performed under general anesthesia to permanently reduce the colocloacal prolapse. To gain access to the coelomic cavity, a ventral U-shaped incision was made, after which the colon and cloaca were restored in their normal anatomic position. Subsequently, the distal colon was sutured to the left abdominal wall.
Results
Colocloacal prolapse was successfully reduced. One month later, cloacoplasty was performed to reduce cloacal width. Long-term follow-up, including a barium contrast study, revealed normal function and an intact colopexy, without recurrence of the prolapse.
Conclusions
Incisional colopexy is feasible despite a bird's relative small body size.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 882-887 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Veterinary Surgery |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2014 |