Case report: Sacral agenesis in two boxer dogs: clinical presentation, diagnostic investigations, and outcome

Case report: Sacral agenesis in two boxer dogs: clinical presentation, diagnostic investigations, and outcome

Two boxer dogs from the same litter were presented at 3 months of age for urinary and fecal incontinence. Both dogs had an abnormal tail consisting of a small stump, an atonic anal sphincter, and absent perineal reflex and sensation. Neurological evaluation was indicative of a lesion of the cauda eq...

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Main Authors: Diletta Dell'Apa, Martina Fumeo, Antonella Volta, Marco Bernardini, Francesca Fidanzio, Valentina Buffagni, Matthias Christen, Vidhya Jagannathan, Tosso Leeb, Ezio Bianchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
sacral agenesis
sacro-caudal dysgenesis
Currarino syndrome
spina bifida
congenital spine malformation
caudal regression syndrome
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1201484/full

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