Sacrococcygeal agenesis association and anal atresia in mixed breed cats/Associacao de agenesia sacrococcigea e atresia anal em gato sem raca definida

This paper has the objective to report a case of a cat that since birth had anal atresia, absence of tail and malformation of the pelvic member. The radiographic examination revealed agenesis of the seventh lumbar vertebra, sacral and coccygeal vertebrae, spina bifida, meningocele, hyperflexion of t...

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Published inCiência rural Vol. 39; no. 6; p. 1893
Main Authors Araujo, Felipe Purcell de, Araujo, Bruno Ma, Kemper, Bernardo, Tudury, Eduardo Alberto
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 01.09.2009
Subjects
Agenesis
Cats
Spina bifida
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Summary:This paper has the objective to report a case of a cat that since birth had anal atresia, absence of tail and malformation of the pelvic member. The radiographic examination revealed agenesis of the seventh lumbar vertebra, sacral and coccygeal vertebrae, spina bifida, meningocele, hyperflexion of the knees and tarsal valgus deviation, diagnosing sacrococcygeal agenesis associated with anal atresia. Key words: Agenesis, sacrococcygeal region, anal atresia, cats. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo descrever o caso de um felino, que desde o nascimento apresentou atresia anal, ausencia de cauda e malformacao dos membros pelvicos. Ao exame radiografico, pOde-se observar presenca de agenesia da setima vertebra lombar, sacro e vertebras coccigeas, espinha bifida, meningocele, hiperflexao dos joelhos e desvio valgo dos tarsos, diagnosticando-se agenesia sacrococcigea associada a atresia anal. Palavras-chave: Agenesia, regiao sacrococcigea, atresia anal, gatos.
ISSN:0103-8478