Rectal pull-through surgery in dogs with rectal masses

In dogs, diseases of the rectum and anocutaneous junction include various rectal and cutaneous neoplasms, rectal strictures, diverticula, perforations, fistulae, and trauma. Surgery is the preferred treatment for most of these diseases but can be challenging, because the surgical approach to the distal portion of the rectum is complicated by the regional anatomy, which increases the potential for postoperative complications. Thus, several approaches have been described, including the ventral approach, dorsal inverted-U approach, pull-out or rectal mucosal eversion with submucosal resection, endoscopic electrosurgical resection, and transanal or combined abdominal-transanal rectal pull-through (RPT) approach.
Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Surgery (Soft Tissue) Source Type: research