Rectal projection of ileo-colic intussusception in a dog: case report

Abstract

Intestinal intussusceptions and rectal prolapses deserve due attention and care because they have a high occurrence in the surgical clinic and require urgent intervention. Rectal prolapsed ileocecal intussusceptions are not so commonly seen on an outpatient basis and diagnosis is made to differentiate from simple rectal prolapses that does not compromise large intestinal segments and does not usually require celiotomy for its surgical reduction. Rectal examination is necessary in order to verify the difference here, since in simple rectal prolapse the thermometer or probe is not allowed to project between the prolapse and the anus. This report aims to present aspects related to rectal prolapsed ileo-cecal colic intussusception in canine species.