title: Unilateral uterine torsion secondary to an inflammatory endometrial polyp in the bitch.
abstract: A 9-year-old bitch was presented because of lethargy and abdominal distension. Abdominal ultrasound revealed an enlarged, fluid-filled uterus and associated mass. Subsequent exploratory laparotomy revealed unilateral uterine torsion involving the mass. Recovery following ovariohysterectomy was uneventful and the histopathological diagnosis was of a benign endometrial inflammatory polyp. Reports of uterine torsion in the English-language literature are reviewed to identify factors associated with the incidence of uterine torsion. The aetiology of the cystic endometrial hyperplasia/pyometra complex and its possible role in the development of inflammatory polypoid lesions in the bitch is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Melbourne Veterinary Clinic and Hospital, Werribee, Victoria, Australia. brentonc@unimelb.edu.au
authors.forename: Ba
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chambers
authors.forename: Ma
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Laksito
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: Gd
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yates
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D004714:Endometrial Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D055112:Pyometra / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*