Dystocia by fetal gigantism: A case report

Authors

  • Átilla Holanda de Albuquerque Albuquerque
  • Ingrid Rabelo Rodrigues Graduanda em Medicina Veterinária pela Faculdade Terra Nordeste, Campus Caucaia, Ceará, Brasil.
  • Hermógenes Josniel Rocha Macedo Graduando em Medicina Veterinária pela Faculdade Terra Nordeste, Campus Caucaia, Ceará, Brasil.
  • Jéssica Mara da Costa Silva Graduanda em Medicina Veterinária pela Faculdade Terra Nordeste, Campus Caucaia, Ceará, Brasil.
  • Ycaro Freitas Fernandes Graduando em Medicina Veterinária pela Faculdade Terra Nordeste, Campus Caucaia, Ceará, Brasil.
  • Aline Silveira Feitosa Graduanda em Medicina Veterinária pela Faculdade Terra Nordeste, Campus Caucaia, Ceará, Brasil.
  • Richard Elaino de Oliveira Ferraz Departamento de Clínica Cirúrgica do curso de Medicina Veterinária, Caucaia, Ceará, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v11n1.74-77

Keywords:

Canine, dystocia, large fetus, pregnancy, birth, ooforo-salpingo hysterectomy

Abstract

Secondary dystocia the gigantism in fetus is relatively rare in small animal medicine with few related cases at literature. The dystocia occurs when there is not a successfully fetal expulsion and affects 5% of pregnant females, especially small and brachycephalic breeds. This may occur for several reasons that may be related to mother, fetus, or both. The diagnosis is based on clinical signs, radiography and ultrasonography. Depending on the clinical condition, the treatment of pacient can be through manual obstetric handlings or surgical technics. Surgical treatment should be established with urgently because its backwardness can lead to several complications as obstruction of greater circulation or endotoxemy. The aim of this work is report a case of a pinsher, female, 5 Years old, gestation of 62 days, that was received at the Polyclinic Metropolitan Veterinary, Caucaia - Ceará (HVM), with parturition obstruction by 48 hours and anuria. Ooforo-salpingo hysterectomy demonstrated be a viable choice of surgical treatment in secondary dystocia cases the fetal gigantism.

Published

2017-02-06

Issue

Section

Medicina veterinária

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