Application of ventriculoperitoneal shunt as a treatment for hydrocephalus in a dog with syringomyelia and Chiari I malformation.
- Author:
Heejaung KIM
1
;
Kazuhito ITAMOTO
;
Malaika WATANABE
;
Munekazu NAKAICHI
;
Yasuho TAURA
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Chiari I malformation; dog; hydrocephalus; syringomyelia; ventriculoperitoneal shunt
- MeSH: Animals; Dog Diseases/*therapy; Dogs; Hydrocephalus/diagnosis/therapy/*veterinary; Male; Syringomyelia/*veterinary; Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt/*veterinary
- From:Journal of Veterinary Science 2006;7(2):203-206
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: A twenty-month-old Chihuahua male dog was presented to us suffering with ataxia. Based on the physical examination, X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations, we diagnosed the dog with hydrocephalus, Chiari I malformation and syringomyelia. Treatment consisted of internal medical treatment and the placement of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. The ventricular dilatation was relieved and the dog improved neurologically; however, the Chiari I malformation and syringomyelia remained after surgically positioning the VP shunt.
