Tratamiento quirúrgico de la hidrocefalia en un paciente canino : reporte de caso

ABSTRACT: Hydrocephalus is an excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the cerebral ventricular system of the brain as a result of a primary cause. This disease can be acquired or congenital, pronouncing itself with clinical signs of neurological disease. This article presents a clinical case with a detailed description of the physiopathology, diagnosis and surgical treatment of hydrocephalus in a canine patient that was attended at the Centro de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia CES (Medellín, Colombia). In this patient a ventricle to peritoneal derivation was practiced as a surgical treatment of the disease; the surgery was carried out without complications and a satisfactory recovery with progressive reversion of the clinical symptomatology was obtained. The ventricle to peritoneal derivation is a surgical option for the treatment of hydrocephalus in canine that becomes a valuable tool for veterinarians, which allows them to establish a more hopeful prognosis regarding longevity and quality of life of the patient.

• Autores: Acevedo Naranjo, Carlos Mauricio; Ruiz Sierra, Isabel Cristina; González Domínguez, María Soledad; Ramírez, Víctor Leonel; Balbín Escolbar, Dubel Ignacio
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2007
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/8006
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/10495/8006
• Rights: openAccess
• License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/co/