Hindbrain decompression in a dog with scoliosis associated with syringomyelia.
A 6-month-old female Border Collie was examined because of a 1-month history of progressive curvature of the cervical portion of the vertebral column. Radiography revealed severe cervical and thoracic scoliosis. Cervical syringomyelia and hydrocephalus were observed by means of magnetic resonance imaging. Suboccipital craniotomy and laminectomy of the first cervical vertebra were performed, and substantial improvement in the scoliosis and syringomyelia was observed 3 months after surgery. No recurrences were seen during the first year after surgery.
Takagi
Satoshi
S
Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan.
Kadosawa
Tsuyoshi
T
Ohsaki
Tomohiro
T
Hoshino
Yuki
Y
Okumura
Masahiro
M
Fujinaga
Toru
T
D000818:Animals; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000662:veterinary; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000662:veterinary; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000662:veterinary; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome