Case Report

Chronic Uterine Infection Caused by Fetal Retention and Treatment by Unilateral Ovariohysterectomy in a Dog

Volume: 10 Number: 1 June 22, 2021
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Chronic Uterine Infection Caused by Fetal Retention and Treatment by Unilateral Ovariohysterectomy in a Dog

Abstract

A four-year-old Anatolian Shepherd bitch was brought to our clinic with an intermittent purulent-hemorrhagic vaginal discharge complaint with no general symptoms for six months following the last parturition. There were no signs of mass or lesion on the vaginal wall during physical examination. Anechogenic uterine content, hyperechoic structures freely floating in the lumen, and suspicious fetal tissue remnants were detected by ultrasonography in only the left uterine horn. Hematological parameters revealed the chronic uterine infection. The unilateral ovariohysterectomy operation was performed for the more affected left horn to maintain the patient’s fertility. Two fetal bone remnants were detected in the reddish infectious uterine content at the postsurgical uterine incision. Throughout the postoperative five months, vaginal discharge or any general signs of complication were not observed. We thought that the last fetus might have undergone uterine retention and autolysis in the following weeks, which caused the chronic uterine infection. Obstetrical controls are well-advised in all parturitions to reveal any fetal remnant cases/complications and to have a normal postpartum process.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Surgery

Journal Section

Case Report

Publication Date

June 22, 2021

Submission Date

February 26, 2021

Acceptance Date

April 5, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 10 Number: 1

APA
Peker, C., Uçar, E. H., & Erdoğan, G. (2021). Chronic Uterine Infection Caused by Fetal Retention and Treatment by Unilateral Ovariohysterectomy in a Dog. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 10(1), 81-85. https://doi.org/10.31196/huvfd.887483
AMA
1.Peker C, Uçar EH, Erdoğan G. Chronic Uterine Infection Caused by Fetal Retention and Treatment by Unilateral Ovariohysterectomy in a Dog. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2021;10(1):81-85. doi:10.31196/huvfd.887483
Chicago
Peker, Cevdet, Eyyüp Hakan Uçar, and Güneş Erdoğan. 2021. “Chronic Uterine Infection Caused by Fetal Retention and Treatment by Unilateral Ovariohysterectomy in a Dog”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 10 (1): 81-85. https://doi.org/10.31196/huvfd.887483.
EndNote
Peker C, Uçar EH, Erdoğan G (June 1, 2021) Chronic Uterine Infection Caused by Fetal Retention and Treatment by Unilateral Ovariohysterectomy in a Dog. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 10 1 81–85.
IEEE
[1]C. Peker, E. H. Uçar, and G. Erdoğan, “Chronic Uterine Infection Caused by Fetal Retention and Treatment by Unilateral Ovariohysterectomy in a Dog”, Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 81–85, June 2021, doi: 10.31196/huvfd.887483.
ISNAD
Peker, Cevdet - Uçar, Eyyüp Hakan - Erdoğan, Güneş. “Chronic Uterine Infection Caused by Fetal Retention and Treatment by Unilateral Ovariohysterectomy in a Dog”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 10/1 (June 1, 2021): 81-85. https://doi.org/10.31196/huvfd.887483.
JAMA
1.Peker C, Uçar EH, Erdoğan G. Chronic Uterine Infection Caused by Fetal Retention and Treatment by Unilateral Ovariohysterectomy in a Dog. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2021;10:81–85.
MLA
Peker, Cevdet, et al. “Chronic Uterine Infection Caused by Fetal Retention and Treatment by Unilateral Ovariohysterectomy in a Dog”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, vol. 10, no. 1, June 2021, pp. 81-85, doi:10.31196/huvfd.887483.
Vancouver
1.Cevdet Peker, Eyyüp Hakan Uçar, Güneş Erdoğan. Chronic Uterine Infection Caused by Fetal Retention and Treatment by Unilateral Ovariohysterectomy in a Dog. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2021 Jun. 1;10(1):81-5. doi:10.31196/huvfd.887483