title: A retrospective study of inflammatory colorectal polyps in miniature dachshunds.
abstract: Medical records of dogs with colorectal polyps were retrospectively reviewed, and clinical presentation of inflammatory colorectal polyps in miniature dachshunds was evaluated. Of 33 dogs found to have colorectal polyps, miniature dachshunds were markedly over-represented with 16 dogs (48%), of which 12 (75%) were found to have inflammatory polyps. Multiple polyps localized between the rectum and the descending colon was the most common finding in miniature dachshunds with inflammatory polyps. Twenty dogs (80%) out of 25 miniature dachshunds with inflammatory colorectal polyps responded to immunosuppressive therapy using prednisolone and cyclosporine. The results of this study indicate that miniature dachshunds are predisposed to develop inflammatory colorectal multiple polyps, for which immunosuppressive therapy may be a treatment option.
authors: Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Aki
authors: A
authors: Ohmi
authors: Atsushi
authors: A
authors: Tsukamoto
authors: Koichi
authors: K
authors: Ohno
authors: Kazuyuki
authors: K
authors: Uchida
authors: Ryohei
authors: R
authors: Nishimura
authors: Kenjiro
authors: K
authors: Fukushima
authors: Masashi
authors: M
authors: Takahashi
authors: Ko
authors: K
authors: Nakashima
authors: Yasuhito
authors: Y
authors: Fujino
authors: Hajime
authors: H
authors: Tsujimoto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D007249:Inflammation / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012189:Retrospective Studies