Application of ventriculoperitoneal shunt as a treatment for hydrocephalus in a dog with syringomyelia and Chiari I malformation.
A twenty-month-old Chihuahua male dog was presented to us suffering with ataxia. Based on the physical examination, X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations, we diagnosed the dog with hydrocephalus, Chiari I malformation and syringomyelia. Treatment consisted of internal medical treatment and the placement of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. The ventricular dilatation was relieved and the dog improved neurologically; however, the Chiari I malformation and syringomyelia remained after surgically positioning the VP shunt.
Kim
Heejaung
H
The United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1, Yoshida, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan.
Itamoto
Kazuhito
K
Watanabe
Malaika
M
Nakaichi
Munekazu
M
Taura
Yasuho
Y
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000662:veterinary*; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000662:veterinary*