Estenosis lumbosacra en canino de raza Pitbull con resolución quirúrgica. Reporte de caso clínico.

Abstract

In the clinical vets is not very common to receive patients with lumbosacral spondylopathy. It is even less common for young dogs because for most of the cases it is diagnosed for senile dog which are on degenerative stages. This pathology, for young animals, is present in a higher ratio because of traumatic processes where the spinal cord is affected previous spinal canal’s tightness. Therefore symptoms are notorious for example the patient may present paralyses in its hindquarters and urinary/fecal incontinence. To the clinical vet called “Pequeños Animales” located at Bucaramanga arrived for consult a male canine belonging to the breed called pit-bull. This patient was 14 months old and suffered a spinal trauma. The owner claimed than since the “accident” his dog has not the proper functionality in its hindquarters, neither right urination nor fecal continence. The doctors proceeded to make the medical examinations as hematic biometry (BH), Blood Urea Nitrogen, Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST), and Creatinine (CREA).The results showed an altered value to the normal results. However it was acceptable to proceed with the treatment. In addition radiographs where made. The radiographs taken were the latero - lateral and ventral – dorso that allowed to observe a spinal cord compression at the lumbar vertebra level. Initially the treatment was with drugs and did not have signs of success. Therefore the doctors decided that a medical surgery was needed. The doctors proceeded with the dorsal laminectomy which was a total success and finally gave solution to the patient pathology.