title: Rectal strictures in 19 dogs: 1997-2005.
abstract: The etiologies for nonneoplastic rectal strictures in dogs included foreign bodies, postoperative formation, inflammatory disease, and congenital malformation. Sixteen of 19 dogs underwent balloon dilatation therapy, and 14 of these 16 dogs received intralesional triamcinolone injections. Following dilatation, clinical signs persisted in one dog, improved with continued medical therapy in five dogs, and resolved in nine dogs for the duration of their follow-up period (mean 18 months; median 12 months); one dog was lost to follow-up. Balloon dilatation and triamcinolone were parts of a treatment regimen that improved clinical signs in the majority of dogs diagnosed with nonneoplastic rectal strictures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University, 300 West Drake Road, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA.
authors.forename: Craig B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: Kelly W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: McCord
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Twedt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015552:Injections, Intralesional / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014221:Triamcinolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D014221:Triamcinolone