title: Transendoscopic Nd:YAG laser ablation of vaginal septa in a bitch.
abstract: A vaginal septum was diagnosed in an English bulldog bitch during routine estrous cycle staging. The septum extended 16 cm from the vestibulo-vaginal junction to just caudal to the cervix. The septum was removed by two applications of an Nd:YAG laser via a flexible fiberoptic endoscope. Complete healing occurred over a 5-week period and was uneventful. The bitch was bred and subsequently delivered four puppies vaginally. Transendoscopic laser ablation provided a noninvasive approach to surgically remove a vaginal septum in the dog.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Animal and Equine Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27606.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Whitacre
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Tate
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Estill
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Van Camp
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003127:Colposcopy / Q000662:veterinary; D004285:Dogs / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery