title: Management of ileostomy trauma produced by a dog bite in a patient with thoracic paraplegia.
abstract: Urologic trauma produced by dog bites is uncommon. Several previous single reports and small case series have described the treatment of dog bite-induced injuries to the external genitalia. In this report, we describe our treatment of a patient with thoracic paraplegia and an ileal conduit who had extensive trauma to his ileostomy as a result of a bite by the family dog. To our knowledge, the current case is the first report of dog bite-induced ileostomy trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53295, USA. paul.pagel@va.gov
authors.forename: Paul S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Pagel
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: William T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Schmeling
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Donnell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy; D010264:Paraplegia