title: A case of canine multiple inflammatory colorectal polyps treated by endoscopic polypectomy and argon plasma coagulation.
abstract: Endoscopic polypectomy and argon plasma coagulation (APC) were performed in a refractory case of inflammatory colorectal polyps in a 7-year-old male Miniature Dachshund. Colonoscopic examination revealed a large sessile polyp and multiple diffuse small polyps, localized to the descending colon and rectum. The case showed a poor therapeutic response to prednisolone and cyclosporine. Under anesthesia, piecemeal resections were performed by polypectomy. APC was carried out to cauterize the polyp remnants. After treatment, reduction of the lesions and the improvement in clinical signs were observed, without recurrence of lesions for at least 10 months. Endoscopic treatment by polypectomy and APC is suggested to be a therapeutic option for refractory cases of inflammatory colorectal polyps in dogs.
authors: Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
authors: Atsushi
authors: A
authors: Tsukamoto
authors: Koichi
authors: K
authors: Ohno
authors: Mitsuhiro
authors: M
authors: Irie
authors: Aki
authors: A
authors: Ohmi
authors: Shingo
authors: S
authors: Maeda
authors: Ko
authors: K
authors: Nakashima
authors: Kenjiro
authors: K
authors: Fukushima
authors: Yasuhito
authors: Y
authors: Fujino
authors: Kazuyuki
authors: K
authors: Uchida
authors: Hajime
authors: H
authors: Tsujimoto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D057908:Argon Plasma Coagulation / Q000662:veterinary; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male