A Case of Canine Multiple Inflammatory Colorectal Polyps Treated by Endoscopic Polypectomy and Argon Plasma Coagulation

作者：Tsukamoto Atsushi; Ohno Koichi^*; Irie Mitsuhiro; Ohmi Aki; Maeda Shingo; Nakashima Ko; Fukushima Kenjiro; Fujino Yasuhito; Uchida Kazuyuki; Tsujimoto Hajime

来源：Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, 2012, 74(4): 503-506.

DOI：10.1292/jvms.11-0404

• canine
• endoscopic treatment
• immunosuppressive therapy
• inflammatory polyp
• Miniature Dachshund

Endoscopic polypectomy and argon plasma coagulation (A PC) 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. A PC 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 A PC is suggested to be a therapeutic option for refractory cases of inflammatory colorectal polyps in dogs.

• 出版日期2012-4