title: Perineal hernia repair in the dog by transposition of the internal obturator muscle. II. Complications and results in 100 patients.
abstract: A modified technique for transposition of the internal obturator muscle was used to repair perineal hernias in 100 dogs. Complications and long-term results are described. The most important complications were wound infection (45%), faecal incontinence (15%), and perineal fistula (7%). These complications often occurred in combination. The recurrence rate of perineal hernia was 5%. Nine of the 15 patients with faecal incontinence had paresis of the external anal sphincter or faecal incontinence before surgery. We suggest that in numerous patients, faecal incontinence is a complication of the condition rather than a complication of treatment. The owner's assessment of the surgical result was good in 71% and moderate in 18% of the cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, State University of Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Sjollema
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: van Sluijs
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D006547:Hernia / Q000662:veterinary*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D010502:Perineum / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D012008:Recurrence; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary